Assessing Edwards

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Professor Bainbridge casts an eye over the candidate's record, and gives him a low grade:

Given the deleterious effects the trial lawyer industry has had on the American economy...  I remain unconvinced that a trial lawyer ought to have much authority over the economy.

The rhetoric about fighting poverty doesn't go down too well, either:

His concern might be more plausible if he has demonstrated such concern in private life. Unfortunately, as the Washington Times reports, "During his career of allegedly championing the helpless, he took no pro bono cases."