Will The Experience of 2004 Help John Edwards?

December 5, 2007 – 2:35 pm

“I am exactly the same person driven by exactly the same things. There is a depth and a seasoning that makes me stronger and more passionate. It means I am enjoying myself. I don’t think anyone thinks this is a two-person race. All you have to do is listen to caucus-goers at town hall meetings and it’s obvious they think it is a three-person race and it’s basically a dead heat between the three of us…the key for me in the last month is the lesson of 2004. I’ve talked about what’s wrong with Washington and now the key for me is to drive my positive vision for how we’re going to fix it. I think that what’s true is I’m more sure-footed because of having been through this before. I have a great deal of confidence both as a candidate and what I would do as president. I have differences with these candidates and I’ll say what those differences are. But that’s not my focus. What Iowa caucus goers are going to hear from me in the last 30 days is a focus more on my vision for America.”