John Edwards
Lawyer and former United States SenatorWikipedia
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Oct 10, 2026
Matt GourleyHOST
Johnny and Riel?
Andy DalyHOST
John Edwards, the political scandal of all political scandal-a-roonies.
Matt GourleyHOST
Not
Andy DalyHOST
to
Matt GourleyHOST
be considered with the clairvoyant and medium John Edwards.
Andy DalyHOST
This is a real problem if you want to Google John Edwards.
Andy DalyHOST
I spent a week and a half trying to figure out what goddamn sex scandal involves the medium John Edwards.
Matt GourleyHOST
It doesn't.
Dan TurrentineHOST
in, in 2004.
Dan TurrentineHOST
John Kerry, maybe some people thought John Edwards.
Dan TurrentineHOST
Like, you had certain people that folks were like, "They are likely the next in line," or not, you know, the, the, the early favorite.
Dan TurrentineHOST
I can't think of anyone right now.
Ian CossGUEST
What was remarkable about that '06 to '09 period is that there was this kind of policy convergence, right? You look at the, the 2008 Democratic primary.
Ian CossGUEST
You have John Edwards backs the Massachusetts plan.
Ian CossGUEST
Hillary Clinton backs the Massachusetts plan.
Ian CossGUEST
Barack Obama is actually a little reluctant, but ultimately, as we know, embraces the Massachusetts plan.
WillHOST
Like, that was, like, the biggest douche in the world.
DaveHOST
Oh, uh, Ed- Edwards or something?
WillHOST
Uh-
DaveHOST
Or, uh-
WillHOST
Something, uh, s-
DaveHOST
He was the medium or something that would talk to the-
WillHOST
Yeah, something Edwards.
WillHOST
What was his name?
Zach SmithGUEST
Yeah.
Bradley DevlinHOST
And I'm so glad that you mentioned the John Edwards case, because this is another case in which, uh, Jack Smith takes a very broad construction of the law.
Zach SmithGUEST
Right.
Bradley DevlinHOST
And when it's presented, he only, uh, they acquit him on I think one count, and the other five, they come to no, no conclusion on, uh, on the-
Bradley DevlinHOST
The left loves to point to this.
Bradley DevlinHOST
He's not political.
Bradley DevlinHOST
He went after John Edwards.
Bradley DevlinHOST
Um, but we know that he's a liberal, at least his family is very liberal.
Ivan RaiklinGUEST
...
Ivan RaiklinGUEST
John Edwards, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, Hunter Biden, okay?
Shannon JoyHOST
Unbelievable.
Ivan RaiklinGUEST
James Comey, et cetera, et cetera.
Andra GillespieGUEST
Similarly, when he runs for president in, in, in 2008, there were some initial concerns about his viability as a candidate, and those concerns are largely dissipated once Obama demonstrated that he had crossover appeal and that a multiracial coalition was possible.
Andra GillespieGUEST
So when he wins the Iowa caucus, so he wins in a state where Black people clearly are not going to be the deciding factor in an election, then that gave Black voters confidence they could support him unabashedly as opposed to John Edwards or Hillary Clinton actually gonna be the nominee, and so maybe strategically, even if Obama's the first choice, maybe it makes sense for people to support Clinton and Edwards so that they could get a seat at the table for the campaign and then later for an administration if it materialized.
Andra GillespieGUEST
So we still see Black politicians, um, trying to navigate that.
Andra GillespieGUEST
We're still working through everything that's happened this year, but you can look at somebody like Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in Texas, so she's representing a Black district in Houston.
Brian CraigHOST
I don't know if I've ever seen a candidate, especially a Democrat, fall from grace as fast as Abdul without some type of sex scandal, mistress, love child.
Brian CraigHOST
Remember, John Edwards impregnated a campaign worker, you know, and this is a fall from grace that is happening with Abdul because you know why? People are getting to know him, and he scares people, and they don't like him.
Brian CraigHOST
And a top guy that has worked with Abdul for years – this is the second campaign that he's worked on Abdul with.
Brian CraigHOST
I did not realize that Abdul had run for governor, and that didn't work out, thankfully so.
Eric SchmittPANELIST
Never mind.
Eric SchmittPANELIST
Um, you were the chief, uh, of DOJ's Public Integrity Section when John Edwards was prosecuted, correct?
Jack SmithGUEST
That's correct.
Eric SchmittPANELIST
And you lost that case, right?
Charlie RoseHOST
All right.
Mark HalperinGUEST
John Edwards.
Mark HalperinGUEST
I think he's had the best year of any presidential candidate, with the possible exception of John McCain in 2006.
Mark HalperinGUEST
Incredible amount of chits around the country from everybody.
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