Yes, Elizabeth is an asset

Nordette — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:31:15 -0600

Hi, Stefania. I believe you thought the issues over. :-) Nevertheless, I've noticed quite a few female bloggers in particular who spend much more time talking about how much they admire Mrs. Edwards than they spend talking about John Edwards.

People sometimes forget that she's a trained attorney and good attorneys generally know how to move and motivate other people with words and emotion. I personally think Elizabeth Edwards is very shrewd and may be more strategist than people recognize.

Also, like Westin the author, I think that voting is more emotional than rational. A candidate may have all the right stuff in his or her platform, but if something about that candidate makes us uncomfortable, then we won't vote for her/him. I think it's possible that the something to rub someone the wrong or right way may be the candidates' spouses. The "right" spouse may factor more into the campaign equation now and in the future than in the past when spouses just smiled and waved from the background and only did photo ops or supported safe issues like literacy.

"Love is liquid. Brew and be drunkards!" ~~Nordette. And here's a link to the blog.

Elizabeth is definitely a plus, but...

CityMama — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:32:25 -0600

It was Edwards' foreign policy plan that tipped it for me. I wouldn't base my decision solely on a spouse, but it's good his spouse is Elizabeth. BTW, I met John Edwards tonight and he is even more impressive in person. He never switched into politician mode, didn't sound canned, he was energized and focused...it was like like listening to a friend speak. I don't get that sense from anyone else.

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Yes, Elizabeth is an asset

Elizabeth is definitely a plus, but...