For Sen. John edwards, it was "Groundhog Day" in downtown Des Moines. He had been through this movie before. Once again he was in Iowa, at the Polk County Convention Center, painting a picture of "two Americas"―George Bush's and everyone else's. And once again reporters were asking whether his real goal was to be No. 2 on the Democratic ticket. Last winter his answer was a resounding no. Back then he was aiming to win the caucuses and the nomination. Of course, John Kerry did that. Last week Edwards ducked The Question. Even an oblique discussion of it was like "stepping into quicksand," he said. But his presence at the Democrats' annual Iowa convention was enough to prove that his answer these days is a silent, empathetic yes.
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