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Monday, December 18, 2006 - 12:00am John Edwards Joins the Race A third legitimate contender for the Democrats has thrown his name into the ring to become President of the United States in 2008. John Edwards joins Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama as the top players for the Democratic nomination. Edwards will have his work cut out for him as Hillary already has the money and Obama has the rock-star following.
That being said, John Edwards has an edge in some of the early presidential nomination states. He has spent a lot of time in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina in the last few years, as he sought the Democratic nomination in 2004. Unfortunately, he became John Kerry's running mate, which hurt his standing.
Does John Edwards have a chance? Probably not. He hasn't proved that he can raise enough money to keep up with the big boys and he's already come up short once before. Also, Al Gore might join the race, which would further split the vote. Edwards will probably stay in through the South Carolina primary, but will realize he doesn't have enough momentum to go further.
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