I think he's the most qualified, serious candidate Clay Shaw has ever faced.

most qualified and experienced candidate in a generation.

It's a favor for a friend, not a serious analysis of who's the best candidate. Voters are smart enough to know Tom Ridge doesn't know any of the other candidates in this race.

We're getting into a year where we have a lot of serious decisions to make. Ed's qualified to do the job and he's here.

Tim Shaw is just playing linebacker I think,

A candidate who votes for Roberts, opens themselves up to attack on the grounds that they are not a qualified standard bearer for the party, ... Hillary Clinton or any candidate can't take the Democratic Party for granted. If Roberts hands down some extreme rulings, a vote for Roberts becomes a symbol of the negative consequences of Democratic capitulation.