Reply #67: he hasn't convinced me that he's truly a progressive populist [View All]

which is what the OP of this thread is about.

He hasn't convinced me because there is very little in his actual time in the Senate to show that this is truly who he is. To be honest, his Senate record doesn't bother me that much - it's the disconnect between his Senate record and his current brand of "progressive populism" that bothers me. He seems to obviously be running to the left in the primaries in the hope of winning over that section of the Democratic Party base, a section of the party that is usually over represented in the primary process. Is it just a strategy on his part or is he sincere? I don't know....

Edwards is clearly motivated to be President of this country - that he served only a single term at any level of government before throwing his hat in the ring shows, to me at least, that his motivations are far more driven by that goal than a goal involving just purely public service. Given that drive, why shouldn't I believe that he would say anything in his efforts to reach that goal?