| − | During his Senate career and the 2004 presidential campaign, one of Edwards' main themes was "Two Americas," contrasting the poorer working-class Americans with wealthier Americans. | + | During his Senate career and the 2004 presidential campaign, one of Edwards' main themes was "Two Americas," contrasting the poorer working-class Americans with wealthier Americans. This was wildly unpopular with his liberal base, which considers all Americans to be "equal" despite obvious disparities both of nature and of nurture. |