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Edwards stands a fighting chance against Bush; Kerry doesn't.

Robert Campbell
Findlay, Ohio

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Candidate Profile: John Edwards
The North Carolina Senator has cast himself as a New Democrat, a mod in Bill Clinton mode, and that's fairly accurate

Candidate Profile: John Kerry
The Senator and Vietnam vet is from Massachusetts, but is not as liberal as his colleague Ted Kennedy

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What next for Edwards and Kerry?

John Edwards finished a very close second to Democratic frontrunner John Kerry in yesterday's Wisconsin primary. With Howard Dean on the way out of the primary race, and Al Sharpton and Dennis Kucinich showing small poll numbers, the race is focused more than ever on the Edwards-Kerry contingent. Some are calling for Edwards to drop out, as he has only won a single state's primary. Others see him making a run for vice president on a ticket with Kerry. At the same time, doubts have been raised about Kerry's electability among the general public, and Edwards' charisma is well-noted. What do you think? Which direction will the Democratic primaries take with the field narrowed? And do any of the challengers stand a chance against the incumbent President Bush?

Send us your thoughts

I smell an eventual joint ticket to claim the White House, which is a far cry better than what I smell in the White House now!
R. Smith
Glen Cove, N.Y.

I'd love to see an ongoing series of debates between Kerry and Edwards — from the heart and without rancor — defining themselves and their contrasts with President Bush. What dreams do these men hope to ignite, at home and abroad? How do they propose to foster a general American prosperity? How will they promote security at home and abroad?
Donald Trader
Columbia, Tenn.

In this day, whatever your other qualifications, the TV camera has to love you. TV makes John Kerry look old and haggard, despite the leap he attempts to put into his step. Edwards comes off young and vital. Edwards stands a fighting chance against Bush; Kerry doesn't.
Robert Campbell
Findlay, Ohio

I am a registered Republican. I vastly prefer John Edwards to Bush and would vote for him in a nanosecond were he the Democratic Presidential candidate come November. If Kerry is nominated as the presidential candidate, I can guarantee I will not be voting for him. His waffling on the issues compared with Edwards' positive message and plans make this an easy choice for me.
Jason Kakazu
Clearfield, Utah

Edwards has a better chance of beating Bush. Because people associate the South with conservatism, Edwards is much more likely than Kerry to carry the Midwest. It's going to be really hard for Bush to convince Midwesterners that Edwards is an elitist liberal when to the untrained Northern ear, Edwards sounds just like Jerry Falwell and Trent Lott.
Ed Way
North Ridgeville, Ohio

Edwards needs to stay in the race to give many Democrats the chance to wake up to the fact that the Democractic candidate has to win at least a couple of Southern states. There appears to be a widespread blindness among Democrats to this fact of political reality.
Dana Wilde
Unity, Maine

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