If Democrats vote on issues, Edwards wins

For a campaign that trails in the polls, John Edwards is generating a lot of substance -- even more than all the other candidates.  When you look at what Edwards is proposing, he is definitely the candidate most likely to help the poor, middle class and college students.

Edwards sat down with the Christian Science Monitor to discuss some of the proposals.  This is impressive:

John Edwards says if he's elected president, he'll institute a NewDeal-like suite of programs to fight poverty and stem growing wealthdisparity. To do it, he said, he'll ask many Americans to makesacrifices, like paying higher taxes.

Edwards, a former Democratic senator from North Carolina, saysthe federal government should underwrite universal pre-kindergarten,create matching savings accounts for low-income people, mandate aminimum wage of $9.50 and provide a million new Section 8 housingvouchers for the poor. He also pledged to start a government-fundedpublic higher education program called "College for Everyone."

"It is central to what I want to do as president to dosomething about economic inequality. I do not believe it is okay forthe United States of America to have 37 million people living inpoverty," he said in a meeting with Monitor reporters and editors thisweek. "And I think we need, desperately need, a president who will saythat to America and call on Americans to show their character."

Republicans like to talk a lot about family values.  These proposals have 'family' written all over them.  If voters vote on issues, Edwards wins.

Comments

[Tyler Bezio]

Go Edwards! Been with him since '04. I hope he can get some more support, he is by far the best candidate we've seen in twenty years.

[MLP]

I'm still hoping that I will NOT have to vote for Hillary.
I've been an Edwards fan for several years.

[Chief Editor: Todd]

Edwards or Obama. I think we should make our decision after these next two debates: on Tuesday and later this month.

[kenoshaMarge]

John Edwards is truly the populist candidate. However it is doubtful that he will prevail given the overwhelming media attention that is shown to Hillary and Obama. Style not substance is what voters see and seem to want. Wish it wasn't so but many, if not most voters simply are not well informed enough to actually make intellegent choices.