Vice President John Edwards resigns over sex scandal.

Bad enough John Edwards has to back out of the Democratic convention over his recent sex scandal.

What if he were VP assuming John Kerry beat Bush in 2004?

The senario has only happened in NBC's West Wing where the VP played by Tim Matheson had to resign over a sex scandal.
 
Democrats should just thank their luck stars they didn't jump on the "safe guy's" bandwagon and went instead for the black guy (or the girl).
 
I'm not sure he even needs to resign. Bill Clinton mishandled his situation bad enough to go to court where he where less then honest statements which may have been illegal. Or something like that, I didn't bother with the details. The point is, what Bill Clinton was accused for was more then a ordinary sex scandal.

If Edwards mistress handle things nicely, she might do the whole talk show circus and cost him a few points popularity.
 
I'm not sure he even needs to resign. Bill Clinton mishandled his situation bad enough to go to court where he where less then honest statements which may have been illegal. Or something like that, I didn't bother with the details. The point is, what Bill Clinton was accused for was more then a ordinary sex scandal.

Bill Clinton had more charm and political skill than Edwards ever will. As vice President, he wouldn't have much to redeem him, whereas Clinton could at least rely to some extent on his accomplishments in the White House to insulate damage to popular appeal. Also, he didn't have to run for re-election. The best thing would be for Edwards to resign - he'd be a liability to Kerry '08.
 
That is not the point. Bill Clintons problems went far beyond just having sex with a woman not his wife. It was a legal affair, not just a sexual affair.

Edwards wouldn't have all those problems, including the impeachment, assuming his mistress handeled the situation without urges to bring down Edwards.
 
That is not the point. Bill Clintons problems went far beyond just having sex with a woman not his wife. It was a legal affair, not just a sexual affair.

Edwards wouldn't have all those problems, including the impeachment, assuming his mistress handeled the situation without urges to bring down Edwards.

Impeachment=/=Resignation. Bill Clinton didn't have to run for re-election, the resignation is to prevent losing the '08 election, not to prevent impeachment.
 
Since they met and had their affair in 2006, it's probable that they would have never met had Edwards been elected as Vice-President.
 
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