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Originally Posted by dy156
I was really struck by the fact that both Cheney and Edwards were poor growing up and have made it on their own, compared to Bush and Kerry who both had the best upbringing and attended the best schools and came from the best families in America.
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I actually didn't know that Cheney was a self-made man. hmm, that's interesting.
But, I think Edwards didn't do what some people expected (in terms of being the paid debater, etc.) because I suspect his job in this election is to bring the down-home drawl to effect. Kerry has been criticized for being non-personal, so it stands to reason that edwards is supposed to represent charisma moreso than issues (which kerry can more than adequately get across).
And if we look at the flash polls, the tactic seemed to work. The people seem to be answering inversely like they did with the pres debate--kerry dry on personality, strong on facts and bush strong on likeability, lacking in facts. edwards not so factual, long on likeabilyt, cheney long on dry and factual, not so on persona.