I went to my second John Edwards event today. I have to say I am more and more impressed with him each time. He really wants to shake things up. I\u2019m not sure he can do it but it would be great watching him try. Obama and Clinton just seem too much like candidates of the establishment and the media. I haven\u2019t seen them in person but I just don\u2019t know if I want to. Obama seems like a good person on TV. But he is young and I worry that he will be too much of a mainstream party guy in office. Clinton just never struck me as a good person. I don\u2019t trust her. It\u2019s a gut feeling.<\/p>\n
I like the way John Edwards looks people in the eye when he talks. I like the way he respects the people who ask him questions. There was a funny exchange today. A woman asked a good question and John Edwards said \u201cthat\u2019s a good question.\u201d The woman replied \u201cI know.\u201d John repeated her comment, laughed and said \u201cwelcome to New Hampshire.\u201d He said it in a good way. He said it in a way that gave me the impression he knew that people in New Hampshire thought hard about their questions and would think hard about his answer. It told me he understands what the New Hampshire Primary is about. Retail politics at its best.<\/p>\n
John Edwards talked about a candidate\u2019s responsibility to meet with people and take their questions and answer them on the spot. I completely agree with him on that. Campaigning in New Hampshire is all about letting people ask questions face to face. Edwards understands that and is more than willing to do it. Are the other candidates? I don\u2019t know. I have yet to see them in person. But clearly John Edwards is a fearless question taker. I respect that in a candidate.<\/p>\n
Who knows, if none of the Republican candidates impress me I may change my registration and vote for him in the primary. Now wouldn\u2019t that shock some people?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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