Chet Edwards

Posted by newyo 4 hours ago ( http://ratevin.com ) View profile Category : US Elections 2008 | Tags : chet edwards obama barack obama Final-hour speculation on Democrat Barack Obama's vice presidential choice is centering on U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards of Waco, a low-key moderate and dark horse ticket prospect. Edwards, first elected to Congress in 1990, campaigned with Obama in Texas earlier this year. Their chemistry and the experience Edwards might bring to the ticket fueled speculation at the time about a possible vice presidential nomination. Since then, better-known national brands like Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware and Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia ... Read Full Story

The latest unsubstantiated rumor going around about Barack Obama’s pick for the Democrats’ vice presidential running mate is that Congressman Chet Edwards is on Obama’s short list. Representative Edwards was first suggested weeks ago by Nancy Pelosi , who has a lot of institutional power as Speaker of the House, but is about as popular among Democratic voters these days as a sprig of poison ivy at a dermatologists’ convention. Personally, I think that mention of Chet Edwards as being on the short list is nothing more than a political maneuver by desperate Texas elites who are struggling with the fact that their oil-powered ... Read Full Story

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While most of the media focuses on the four most frequently mentioned vice presidential candidates who could potentially be selected by presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama in the hours or days ahead, the informed reader might want to take a good look at one more possible choice: Representative Chet Edwards of Texas. Read Full Story

Chet Edwards From edwards.house.gov Born: November 24, 1951 (56); Corpus Christi, Texas Spouse: Lea Ann Edwards Current Residence: Waco, Tex. Religion: Southern Baptist College: Texas A&M; Harvard Business School Credentials: Texas Senate 1983-1990; U.S. House of Representatives 1991-present The Good Chet knows Republican voters. Edwards has successfully retained his seat following a 2003 redistricting in Texas that transformed his previously moderate district into a Republican stronghold. Serves on both the budget and the appropriations committees, giving him a wealth of economic experience. Represents a step toward the middle for Obama campaign. The Bad Having voted in favor of the Iraq War and the "Defense ... Read Full Story