I already posted this diary but I left out the poll accidnetally. Last round Graham roundly defeated Rockefeller. This round undefeated Bill Richardson goes up against Edwards who beat Rockefeller in the first round but who lost to Clark in the fourth.
Richardson is only in his second contest while Edwards is in his third. Richardson beat Rockefeller in the third round. Voting has been closed on the Clark/Edwards race (see
previous round for info on that). So far only Clark and Richardson are undefeated.
The Schedule (numbers indicate votes totals, winners in bold):
Who would be the weaker VP for dean?
Edwards v. Rockefeller (56/60)
Graham v. Clark (68/42)
Rockefeller v. Richardson (91/26)
Edwards v. Clark (55/27)
Graham v. Rockefeller (26/50)
Richardson v. Edwards (Vote Below!)
Rockefeller v. Clark (tba)
Graham v. Edwards (tba)
Richardson v. Graham (tba)
Richardson v. Clark (tba)
John Edwards -- Senator North Carolina, elected 1998, former trial lawyer, described as articulate charming and young, three time marathon finisher, considered one of the most effective democrats during impeachment scandal, quite wealthy (sold law practice for $5 million), considered for VP in 2000, ambivalent on free trade, worked unsuccessfuly on healthcare, supported Iraq war resolution, involved in filibuster of Pickering, will not seek reelection to the senate, voting record about %60 liberal, (fun fact: named sexiest politician alive in 2000 by people magazine).
Bill Richardson -- hispanic, born in CA, catholic, NM governor and former amb to UN and sec of energy, moderate voting record, pro free-trade, lobbied for NAFTA, at DOE offered Monica a job and fired Wen Ho Lee, as gov cut taxes NM unusually high taxes, hasn't seemed interested in nomination (fun facts: drafted as pitcher by Kansas City Athletics in 1967 but elbow fell apart, broke Theodore Roosevelt's world record for most hands shaken in a day)
Vote for the candidate you think would be the WEAKER candidate for Dean to run with. In other words the candidate with the fewest votes will win. See below comments for more info on the candidates and please post arguments and comparisons of the candidates.