Edwards’ fall: From golden boy to sleazy tabloid tale
cnn.com
(CNN) — — John Edwards was once a political golden boy — successful senator from the South, telegenic, rich trial lawyer, but a spokesman for the poor, elected to the U.S. Senate in his first run for public office.
2004 Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry picked him as his running mate, calling Edwards “a man who understands and defends the values of America.”
He was the strong husband who stood beside his wife, Elizabeth, herself a successful lawyer, as she fought a public battle with cancer.
After Kerry’s loss, Edwards was one of the first out of the gate for the 2008 nomination, making his announcement in December 2006 with Hurricane Katrina-damaged New Orleans in the background.
The following year, the Edwardses announced that Elizabeth’s cancer was back but that the campaign would continue.
By January 2008, he was out of the race as it became a contest between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
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