Taegan Goddard has a great piece today over at Political Insider, making the case as to why John Edwards would make great VP for Obama.

  1. He’s already been tested on the national stage and not likely to cause a distracting scandal.
  2. He appeals to the same working class white voters that back Clinton.
  3. He favors Obama’s new brand of politics.
  4. He could put North Carolina and possibly other Southern states in play.
  5. Clinton would probably support him. With more than 1,700 delegates in Clinton’s pocket, Obama needs to at least get her tacit approval if he wants to have a unified party.

I must say that these 5 reasons are interesting and make really good sense. Number 2 strikes me as most important, since Obama seems to have trouble picking up the working class white voter. This is a demographic that John Edwards excelled in quite well during his campaign run.

I have always been a fan of John Edwards and I believe that he and Obama share many of the same ideals and goals for America. It seems as though an Obama/Edwards ticket would be a great platform for November, and would (I hope) squash the idea of an Obama/Clinton ticket, which I think is simply ridiculous.

So, could we start to see John Edwards emerge as the likely VP for Obama? I like the idea, what do you think about it?

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