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...next President. The second time doesn't seem to be the charm for John Edwards. And Al Gore, who could be the nominee, still isn't a natural pol. There are serious Democrats who have won in red or purple states: former Governors Mark Warner of Virginia and Tom Vilsack of Iowa, Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana and Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico. But the first three have dropped out of the presidential race, and Richardson is polling at 2% and looks unlikely to make it into the top tier. Hillary is the least left-wing of the leading...
...VILSACK, former Iowa Governor and the first Democrat to announce his candidacy for President in 2008, who withdrew from the race after he could not raise enough money to compete on a national scale...
...continue between the Clinton and Obama camps, some see an opening for other Democrats, including Senator John Edwards, with his widely-admired grassroots organization and lingering popularity from 2004 when he came in a strong second in the caucuses. Another potential beneficiary could have been former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack, a sentimental local favorite, but he announced Friday that he was already giving up his long-shot campaign. "If all the attention is on Obama and Clinton now and they do damage themselves, why, it's really hard to say. People come from behind," says Pat Harms, 73, a retired...
...that all Americans would have universal health care by the end of her second term. Edwards added that anyone who didn't call for tax hikes to pay for such a program "might have a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn." That prompted Richardson and former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack to adamantly dispute that. "I don't think the solution for the Democratic Party should always be we either tax more or spend more," Richardson said...
...join a field that already includes Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack, Senators Chris Dodd of Connecticut and Joe Biden of Delaware, former Vice Presidential nominee John Edwards, and Cleveland Congressman Dennis Kucinich. And then, of course, there is Hillary Clinton, who has already hired a number of key staffers and may also become an official candidate by the end of this month...