Is John Edwards Campaigning for Pity Votes?

I am not much into Polictic, but I did heard John Edwards wife has Cancer. I do feel sorry for her and hope she get Better. Did you get my message? I just send you a message?

I am not much into Polictic, but I did heard John Edwards wife has Cancer. I do feel sorry for her and hope she get Better. Did you get my message? O just send you a message?

noope I think this is wrong her pain is heres not ours and he should know better for if she passes he will be no good as a pres my way of thinking

Some people with cancer want to conserve their strength and energy and want to concentrate 100% on beating their illness. Others want to carry on life as close to normal as possible. They want to keep working and doing the things they would if they didn't have cancer. Elizabeth Edwards falls into this group. The fact that her suffering is being publicized this way is the media's fault, not hers or her husbands. As a candidate and his wife; they have to make public appearances and speak to the media. The media are the ones focusing on this aspect of his campaign. They are the ones asking the questions; the Edwards are just responding to those questions.

I think it is a real cheap shot on his part. I would never trust someone tha got voted in that way. Definate lack of morals, and Mrs Edwards allowing herself to be used that way really kills any sympathy I might have had for her. If he wins it will be like having imposters in the White House. I can understand her wanting to support him but this is not really support it is closer to blackmail.

I don't think that he is doing this on purpose. Rather I think the media won't let the issue go. If you are constantly asked about your wife and her health, you will speak on it, you are answering the question. Conversely if his wife, who is campaigning with him (and always has) is asked about her health by the media, she *has* to respond. When it was learned that his wife's cancer had come back the media and almost everyone thought he should drop out of the running and be with his wife in her final months or years. Read that last paragraph again please. Did you? Okay good. Do you see what is wrong with that statement. The media and the public are basically saying "your wife is going to die, give up the election and be with her." I don't know how many of you have acutally dealt with cancer or lost a close family member to it as I have. The very last thing you ever want to do is give up on life. If Edwards were to leave the campaign they would be essentially giving in to his wife's cancer. She needs to be on the campaign trail as much as he does, win or lose. She needs a purpose, and a reason to keep on fighting. So she can live with cancer and try to beat it, instead of letting it beat her. If people (read the media) will quit asking them about her health, they will deal with other campaigin issues like they would rather do anyways. For the record I am not a John Edwards supporter, to be honest I haven't picked a canadate yet.

Hmm, it sounds to me if this is vote catching. I can understand that it is sometimes necessary to let people know if you have an illness that will affect your performance. But to go on like this, kind of sounds like playing on people's sysmpathy. I find that people don't respond very well to that kind of attention seeking. We have had a similar situation here recently., One politician told another, publicly, that she couldn't relate to women, because she was barron by choice! To say this least, we haven't heard the end of this.