The American presidential election (28)
On the eve of the Pennsylvania Democratic primary when we might see the Democratic field reduced to one, spare a thought for one-time contender John Edwards. In a normal set of primaries – that is, when there was not the chance to choose the first woman President or the first black President – Edwards might have been expected to do much better than he in fact did. He has an excellent programme and still has a lot to contribute to US politics.
Of course, his wife’s renewed battle with cancer didn’t help his campaign and might well have been a factor in his early withdrawal. The “Mirror” newspaper today has an exclusive interview with John Edwards and his wife Elizabeth. He reminds us that, in the richest nation on earth, 37 million Americans live below the poverty line.