The race is over. Kerry's ready for them to bring it on.
So why bother with John Edwards?
Sure he's the best campaigner in the field, perhaps able to finally convince the American electorate that a populist economics is in line with their interests for the first time in 40 years.
But even more importantly, Edwards is also a Southerner. And beyond arguments over whether the Dems can win the White House without any Southern states, there are 5 Democratic Senate seats up for grabs this year. Lose 'em all, and we're looking at a filibuster-proof Republican Senate. Lose 'em all and the Presidency, and we're looking at permanent one-party rule.
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