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“Edwards was my man in 2004, and I still contend that he cwould have won, had he been nominated. But, to my mind, he’s been a moderately terrible candidate this time around. For one thing, I can’t help but wonder what he’s been doing since 2004–and the only conclusion I can come to is: running for president. Which means, really, he’s been running for President for five or six straight years, to the apparent exclusion of all other activities. And it doesn’t help when he says that the presidency is “his calling.” He’s pursuing the White House with such zeal that, were it a girl, it would have long ago politely asked him to stop calling and sought a restraining order. And, as the “Draft Al Gore!” and “Draft Fred Thompson!” and “Draft Wesley Clark!” movements demonstrate, Americans like candidates who feign disinterest in the presidency. The coy suitor, if you will, rather than the guy standing on the White House’s front lawn holding the boombox over his head blasting The Star Spangled Banner.”
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