The best democrat candidate?

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Kerry has a lot of stuff to defend, Ie 93% liberal voting rating, lt gov to dukakis, voting against the first gulf war, voting to cut CIA funding, but now complains about lack of good intel.

Edwards brings nothing electorally, little political expereince, no foreign policy experience, looks good, lack of knowledge as evidenced int he debate but too young to many.

I really don't think either will be a strong candidate in the general election.

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Yes but Bush grew up around all his father's advisors and always had his father to lean on for foreign policy questions.  Even democrats admit Bush 41 was about the best qualified foreign policy President in recent times.

Well Bush had no foreign policy experience in 2000 and allowed himself to be surrounded by ideologues, but that doesn't seem to have hurt him. He also had basically no political experience before running for Governor in 1994, and that wasn't even a national office like Edwards has, plus he didn't (maybe still doesnt) know what Slovenia was, so he really didn't know very much either.

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and really how many care?

Well Bush had no foreign policy experience in 2000 and allowed himself to be surrounded by ideologues, but that doesn't seem to have hurt him. He also had basically no political experience before running for Governor in 1994, and that wasn't even a national office like Edwards has, plus he didn't (maybe still doesnt) know what Slovenia was, so he really didn't know very much either.

How many Americans know what Slovenia is?