LA-Market Research Insight: Edwards ahead, close race for 2nd

[Miles]

Fascinating! The difference between Angelle getting the second spot and Vitter is huge.

Dardenne is a much stronger candidate, and I could back him much more easily. Crossing my fingers so that I don't need to endorse the nominee of a party as corrupt as Edwards is.

I suspect you are thinking this Edwards is the corrupt former governor Edwin Edwards.  This is John Bel Edwards, this state house minority leader. From what I've read he is generally regarded as not only being not corrupt, but actually being highly ethical.  

On the other hand, maybe you're using the logic of Sir Humphry from "Yes Minister": "can you really trust a person that seems to be squeaky clean?"

Thats why Vitter's only argument against him is the usual Edwards = Obama.

[Miles]

^ Yeah, thats why he's stumbling so badly these last few weeks, the spying scandal being a perfect example. I don't understand it. Edwards was the first candidate to announce for this race - it not like he made a surprise entry into it or anything. They had all that time to vet Edwards but Vitter's opposition research people must suck.