[Alex]
John Edwards fired the first shot of his Presidential campaign this morning when he labelled the argument for increasing troop levels in Iraq the "McCain Doctrine". This is a smart move for Edwards and his party.
Smart for Edwards because he immediately strengthens his bona fides on the left; smart for his party because a Democratic bet that McCain’s hawkishness may prove too much for voters in 2008 seems – right now – a sensible investment. Roping McCain to an increasingly unpopular foreign policy position might pays off even if it hurts McCain’s chances of winning the GOP nomination since I’d imagine Democrats would rather run against, say, Mitt Romney than McCain or Rudy Giuliani.
(Similarly, part of the case against Hillary Clinton may be that many conservatives would like to run against her.)
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