Not long ago John Edwards who was the VP choice of John Kerry in 2004, said he wouldn’t run as a VP candidate again. This weekend, he appeared to reverse position. Now Edwards says he would have to seriously consider the prospect if asked.
This should be a word of wisdom for everyone. When a politician tells you they are not interested in the Presidency or the Vice Presidency, they are most likely not telling you the truth.
Despite many leaks to the contrary ABC News reports that Edwards and his people are denying the former Senator has been looking for a VP slot or has been courting the possibility of becoming Attorney General in an Obama administration.
“I have no interest in running for VP,” said Edwards, arriving at an event in New York City Thursday evening.
On the possibility of being picked as an attorney general nominee, Edwards told reporters, “I don’t have any thoughts about any of that.”
My take? After many years of hearing politicians deny that they have higher aspirations for political office, only to hear them declare a day or two later, that they will drop out of a hard to fight race only to leave a day or two later and that they are leaving their heavily courted positions amid scandal “to spend more time with my family”, I would not be at all surprised to hear that Edwards will become Obama’s Attorney General pick or even VP.
Last week Howard Fineman had the scoop that Elizabeth Edwards was backing Clinton and was considering appearing at an event in support of her. Today the Times adds weight to the story.
On the other hand, Mrs. Edwards, her husband’s closest and most trusted adviser, has made it clear that she favors Mrs. Clinton; aides said she had recently tried to persuade Mr. Edwards to do the same.
The story also adds further weight to the notion that John Edwards is sitting on the sidelines in the hope that he will play a role in the next Democratic administration. “He doesn’t want to pick the loser,” is the continued word from those around him.
My take? As I have said before, John doesn’t gain much politically by coming out for either candidate right now. With that said, many of his supporters are people who believe he is honest and driven by conviction. If he believes the potential loser is the best choice, it would serve him well with his base to come out and say it.
ABC News is reporting that John Edwards is seriously considering an endorsement of Senator Hillary Clinton. He met with Clinton secretly recently and was supposed to meet with Obama on Monday but that meeting was cancelled at the last minute.
As he weighs a possible endorsement in the Democratic race, former Sen. John Edwards is as split as the party he once hoped to lead — and is seriously considering supporting Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, despite the sharp criticism he leveled at her on the campaign trail, according to former aides and advisers.
n deciding between his one-time rivals, Edwards appears deeply divided. Several former advisers likened his thought process to a heart-versus-head split — with his heart favoring Sen. Barack Obama’s strong message of change, and his head attracted to Clinton’s tested nature and commitment to tough fights.
Though he sometimes aligned himself with Obama — and against Clinton — as a candidate, several Edwards campaign insiders say the former senator began to sour on Obama toward the end of his own campaign, and ultimately left the race questioning whether Obama had the toughness needed to prevail in a presidential race.
