James Ridgeway on the 2008 Democratic Contenders

Today we take a close look at some of the candidates. We begin with John Edwards, the former North Carolina Senator. He claims he"s a populist candidate and his advertisements warn against replacing "a crowd of corporate Republicans with a crowd of corporate Democrats.

An advertisement from the John Edwards campaign.

James Ridgeway is the co-author of a new book from Seven Stories Press called “The Contenders.” Its an alternative guide to the Democratic Presidential hopefuls and Ridgeway examines what he calls the “two John Edwardses.” He is also a writer for Mother Jones.

James Ridgeway, co-author of “The Contenders,” a new alternative guide to the Democratic Presidential hopefuls from Seven Stories Press. He is also a reporter for Mother Jones.