“‘I’m going to be critical of my own party,’ Edwards declared, certainly getting my attention. ‘One of the mistakes that we make is to believe that all we have to do is to be better at this game than [the Republicans] are. If we’re better at this game than them, we can be elected and then wield power. But for what purpose? But for what purpose, if nothing changes? Except for glorifying the ego of a particular candidate, what difference does it make?’”