Edwards Is the One

I have been leaning toward voting for John Edwards for some time now. After further reviewing the various positions of the candidates, listening to the debates and considering the various issues at hand, I have decided that I will definitely vote for Edwards. There are many reasons for my choice. For one thing, he recognizes that the root of so much that is wrong in our society is the growing class divide. Many years ago, former Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis declared, "We can have democracy in this country, or great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." He understood what many did not: Significant class inequality is not good for our democracy, let alone for the material well-being of our citizens. Edwards has demonstrated the courage to tackle this most important, overarching issue.

There are many other reasons to support John Edwards, but I will save most of these for other posts. I will, however, point out one additional factor that people should consider. In head-to-head match-ups with prospective Republican nominees, Edwards shows the greatest strength of any Democratic candidate according to virtually every poll on this matter taken in the past couple of months. Hillary Clinton, according to these polls, would be the weakest candidate. She might pull out a victory, but the next Democratic president could really use a clear mandate in order to achieve real change. We also need a Democratic Congress, hopefully with some additional seats after '08. This will be more likely if the top of the ticket is strong. Edwards is the one!