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Third time's the charm?

Some supporters of John Edwards' still hope for a comeback.

Ed Turlington, a Raleigh lawyer who managed Edwards' campaign in 2004, told the Winston-Salem Journal yesterday that Ronald Reagan didn't win the presidency until his third attempt.

Comparisons with former presidents are familiar territory for the Edwards camp. Some Republicans predicted that the former senator's career was over after he and John Kerry lost the 2004 race, arguing that failed veeps rarely win the top job.

Edwards supporters were quick to point out that Franklin Roosevelt lost his 1920 vice presidential attempt but later became the only four-term president.

But the similarities end with the failed vice-presidential races because Roosevelt didn't attempt another national campaign until he won the presidency 12 years later.

Edwards '16 anyone?

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Re: Third time's the charm?

Submitted by GrayJ on January 31, 2008 - 2:36pm.

Edwards has moved too far left along the political spectrum to win a statewide election in NC.

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Re: Third time's the charm?

Submitted by GainesT1958 on January 31, 2008 - 2:06pm.

He could run then--and may well win if he did. But I think he may well run for another office in the meantime--maybe senator, again, or governor. Quite frankly, he'd be the strongest challenger to Liddy Dole by far, and though he likely wouldn't do it this year, he'd be a far better governor than would either Richard Moore, Bev. Perdue, or Pat McCrory.

Any way you slice it, his political career is far from over. He's got a lot to say, and to offer. If he didn't, why would both Hillary and Obama be modifying their stump speeches to reflect the things he has advocated?

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