This was just too delicious not to share.

Last night the Republicans held the CNN/Youtube debate in Tampa Florida.  CNN invited 24 undecided Republicans to the debate to see their reactions and whether the debate would cause them to make a decision about who to vote for in the January 29th primary.  

At the end of the debate the undecideds were asked whether they had made a choice.  None had really made a choice among those they saw on the stage but one woman did make a definite statement of who she would vote for.


I was astounded.  She chose John Edwards.  Edwards has had little media exposure, especially in Florida which is seen to be Clinton country.  

Here is a partial transcript:

Sharon, you said you may have decided but probably not a choice that people expect. Who was that maybe? Do you have your…

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I have my mike. I’m sorry.

Well, I think if the Democrats have John Edwards, I’d vote for John Edwards.

HILL: So you would consider — because nothing you heard tonight convinced you that any of these eight men are the right choice for you?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: There’s maybe three that could possibly be the right choice. But I’m really going to have to look a little closer at the three that — I had thought about — I had thought about Giuliani. I’d thought about Mitt Romney. Also Fred Thompson. I don’t care for his TV shows, but you know, I thought maybe him being an actor, that was just a facade, and it’s not.

HILL: OK. So none of them really worked out for you tonight. So it will be interesting so see what you actually do on January 29.

A little later they went back to the group.  Still no one had decided on a Republican.  Sharon spoke up a little more about what she liked about Edwards.  

Undecided Voter: “I wouldn’t vote for Fred Thompson now I didn’t like him on TV so I don’t like him in politics either I could not find anybody on there, I just really, maybe Hunter, Congressman Hunter, he’s the closest…”

Moderator: Earlier in the break you had said you would maybe lean toward John Edwards, though, and he’s not a Republican.

Undecided Voter:…yes, but at least he has opinions these guys keep saying the same things over and over again.

Moderator: So he’s the strongest one for you even though he’s a Democrat?

Undecided Voter: Yes.

As grannyhelen in her diary on Dailykos said

What does a candidate who takes strong positions, tells folks he won’t back down and whose campaign is fueled by a progressive populist agenda get?

Votes.

These video clips made me smile all through the night and this morning.  I really believe with John Edwards at the top of the Democratic ticket we would have a landslide win.