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Dave Ross
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Username: Dave
Post Number: 6105
Registered: 4-1998
| | Posted on Sunday, January 11, 2004 - 10:03 am: |     |
First sign of sanity in this circus that is the Democratic primary....
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/11/elec04.prez.edwards/index.html |
bets
Citizen
Username: Bets
Post Number: 457
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, January 11, 2004 - 10:28 am: | |
Agreed. |
mfpark
Citizen
Username: Mfpark
Post Number: 152
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, January 11, 2004 - 11:13 am: | |
But perhaps too little too late, for Edwards. The rush of prominent Democrats to back the perceived front runner prior to any primary votes will make it hard for them to back off if Dean starts to flounder. Could be similar to the way Bush and the Republican hierarchy aced out McCain's potentially strong challenge. My guess is Edwards might be Dean's running mate when this is all over--Dean might even reach for that with rumors or more overtly prior to South Carolina, appear to unify the party and bring in a southerner to cover his flank from Clarke. |
Dave Ross
Citizen
Username: Dave
Post Number: 6131
Registered: 4-1998
| | Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 2:40 pm: | |
Edwards gaining momentum in polls...
quote:With three campaigning days left before Monday's caucuses, polls indicated that the Iowa race has tightened into a statistical four-way tie between Howard Dean, Dick Gephardt, John Edwards and John Kerry.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/16/elec04.prez.main/index.html |
Kenney
Citizen
Username: Kenney
Post Number: 326
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 2:45 pm: | |
The only ticket that could possibly win is Kerry/Edwards.
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today..FDR..
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth...G.W.
Everyone wants a voice in human freedom. There's a fire burning inside of all us...L.W.
Dave Ross is the coolest!!(being banned sucks) |
Nohero
Citizen
Username: Nohero
Post Number: 2731
Registered: 10-1999
| | Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 2:47 pm: | |
Poll trend:
| Candidate | 1/13-15 | 1/12-14 | 1/11-13 | 1/10-12 | 1/9-11 | 1/8-10 | | MA Senator John Kerry | 24 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | | Former VT Governor Howard Dean | 19 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 25 | | MO Congressman Richard Gephardt | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | | NC Senator John Edwards | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | | Retired General Wesley K. Clark | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | OH Congressman Dennis Kucinich | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | | CT Senator Joseph Lieberman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | Civil Rights Activist Rev. Al Sharpton | .1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | | Undecided | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | | | |
http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=781 |
bobk
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Username: Bobk
Post Number: 4341
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 3:01 pm: | |
Edwards doesn't have to win, only place or show to be in it for real.
I watched Chris Matthews interview him on Hardball last night and I was impressed. While I hate negligence lawyers like the plague (a genetic thing), he handled himself very well and emphazied his committment to run a clean campaign, at least in the primaries. Very impressive, even if he looks about 25 (he is 50).
Another news show indicated that he is just about everyone in Iowas second choice, which leads to some interesting scenarios if the convention ends up deadlocked or if he is willing to take the VP nomination with Kerry or Clark at the top of the ticket.
I have also been impressed with Kerry, whose views may be a little far left for me. He has loosened up a lot; cracking jokes, a snowball fight with reporters, flying the campaign helicopter. He might turn out to be more than an ad for The Hair Club for Men (yeah I am jealous).
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Michaela May
Citizen
Username: Mayquene
Post Number: 33
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 3:11 pm: | |
It's hard to poll accurately in a caucus state, plus all those undecided votes make it all pretty iffy. Seems like Iowa is up in the air! |
Kenney
Citizen
Username: Kenney
Post Number: 327
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 3:18 pm: | |
Unfortunately for Dean, all those computer geeks are afraid to go outside.
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today..FDR..
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth...G.W.
Everyone wants a voice in human freedom. There's a fire burning inside of all us...L.W.
Dave Ross is the coolest!!(being banned sucks) |
Dave
Citizen
Username: Dave
Post Number: 6406
Registered: 4-1998
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 7:31 am: | |
The two largest Wisconsin papers also backed Edwards and effectively helped put Dean out of the picture.
What is it the media sees in Edwards that they don't see in Kerry?
And where do the Deanie Baby votes go? To an Old School Massachussetts liberal? |
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