Edwards 2008

[Antonio the Sixth]

Without the sex scandal, he would have easily won.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Without the sex scandal, he would have easily won.

How? He doesn't have the charisma of Obama, and I don't see anyone getting that excited about Edwards, so a low voter turn out in general and from black people in particular. I don't think he could've won the primary, much less the general election.

1) The economic crisis made it impossible for a republican to win.
2) I think Edwards actually had some charisma, and with the crisis his populist rhetoric would have played very well.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Without the sex scandal, he would have easily won.

How? He doesn't have the charisma of Obama, and I don't see anyone getting that excited about Edwards, so a low voter turn out in general and from black people in particular. I don't think he could've won the primary, much less the general election.

1) The economic crisis made it impossible for a republican to win.
2) I think Edwards actually had some charisma, and with the crisis his populist rhetoric would have played very well.

I think the affair would've thrown it over to McCain either way, its just too big a factor, just look at the hell Clinton went through. I mean, its entirely possible, i just don't think it very likely, especially since Edward's wasn't even Obama's main competitor.