AltWeeklies Wire
Four Fractured Fairy Tales from the Primary Seasonnew
Just before the New Hampshire primaries, former President Bill Clinton said coverage of Barack Obama's record on Iraq equated to a "fairy tale." Little did we know how prophetic that statement would be, not only for Obama, but for any of the three viable candidates looking to clinch the party's nomination.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
01-23-2008 |
Commentary
Who's Afraid of John Edwards?
Mainstream media is giving four to five times more coverage to Obama and Clinton than Edwards, far more than their share of popular support. Their corporate owners have reason to fear him.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
01-22-2008 |
Commentary
Edwards vs. Obama: Up With Historynew
Even if John Edwards is not ultimately the Democratic nominee, can he claim victory because other candidates copied his populist agenda? Or will his core message of hard struggle for change disappear?
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
01-10-2008 |
Commentary
N.H. Primary: A Firecracker in Manchesternew
A song about going down in flames of glory might describe John Edwards' shift of momentum from squeaking by Hillary Clinton in the Iowa caucus to landing at the bottom (of the top) of the Democratic heap in New Hampshire.
Iowa Dispatch: Edwards Populism v. Huckabee Populismnew
Huckabee's routine contains little that appeals to the common man's wallet besides the promise to end dependence on foreign oil and the cry to abolish the IRS and enact the FairTax -- a policy that is hardly in the economic interest of the lower and middle classes. Edwards, on the other hand, had a firm grasp on specific government policies that concern working people.
Arkansas Times |
John C. Williams |
01-03-2008 |
Politics
John Edwards' Iowa Caucus Forecastnew
Can Edwards survive a second-place Iowa finish? No.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
01-03-2008 |
Commentary
John Edwards is Still Viable in Iowanew
The results in Iowa, on the Democratic side anyway, are not a straight-up polling of caucus-goers. Could this help Edwards?
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
12-20-2007 |
Commentary
Is John Edwards On the Ropes?new
Now that Barack Obama has "O-Mentum" courtesy of Oprah Winfrey, and the Clintons are said to be squabbling over who's sinking Hillary's inevitability faster, she or he, the national press is 24/7 about HC versus O-b. JE does not compute. Inconveniently, however, Edwards continues to be a close third in Iowa polling.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
12-13-2007 |
Commentary
John Edwards Takes Gloves Off for Health Carenew
If elected, Edwards says, he'll give Congress six months to enact universal health care, effective July 20, 2009.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
11-26-2007 |
Commentary
John Edwards on the Picket Linenew
Fishing for the union vote in Burbank.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Hanna Ingber Win |
11-26-2007 |
Politics
The Politics of Dancingnew
Musically speaking, few songs sound more like slippery politics than Strauss' "Blue Danube Waltz," which John Edwards recently used in an ad targeting Hillary Clinton.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
11-16-2007 |
Commentary
Auditions Open for an Anti-Clinton?new
John Edwards tries to replace Barack Obama as the main challenger to Clinton in the Democratic race.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
11-01-2007 |
Commentary
John Edwards Watch: The Money Gamenew
Edwards has "substantially closed the cash gap" merely by opting into the public financing system.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
10-25-2007 |
Commentary
John Edwards Watch: Primary Motivesnew
So far, Edwards is trailing badly in New Hampshire.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
10-18-2007 |
Commentary
Clinton Copies Edwards' Health Plannew
In a presidential election week dominated by Hillary Clinton's new plan for universal health insurance coverage, the best news John Edwards got was ... Hillary Clinton's new plan for health insurance coverage.
