Reply #7: First of all, Edwards isn't the presumptive/de facto nominee

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he's running against Kerry, more than Kerry is running against Edwards. Kerry has already started to run against Bush.

I have lost alot of hope that Edwards will overcome Kerry, and I'm preparing to help Kerry get elected when what I assume will happen, Edwards drops out.

And second of all, Edwards has a more mainstream-democrat record than Kerry. Kerry, mostly because he was an extremely left-wing senator in the earlier part of his senate career, and that tips the scales away from his more "new democrat" record since the 90's, does have a VERY liberal career in the senate taken as a whole. He has a lifetime record from every liberal and conservative group as 90 % liberal or above.

And to act like he'll just sail past that without taking the initiative and not admitting and embracing being a liberal is just unwise in my opinion