Edwards...a one trick pony?

[windansea]

JE won South Carolina handily as expected, and came close to upsetting Clark in Oklahoma (perhaps due to a certain gridiron endorsement) but can he win outside his home state as Clark and Kerry have?

Current polls in Tennesse: Kerry 31% Clark 26% Edwards 20% Dean 15%

and Virginia: Kerry 32% Clark 17% Edwards 17% Dean 14%

http://www.surveyusa.com/currentelectionpolls.html

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[DjTj]

3. If Edwards made decisions based on polls...

...he would have dropped out long ago.

[GreenArrow]

30. LOL

Does he consider any thing other than the polls?

[bearfartinthewoods]

44. Michigan: Zogby: Kerry 47, Dean 10, Edwards 8, Clark 4, Sharpton 2, DK 1

[windansea]

5. any famous football coaches in Tennessee??

heh heh

[democratreformed]

37. I have been trying

my hardest to think of someone famous I might have a connection with in TN. Haven't come up with anyone yet.... darn it.

[bearfartinthewoods]

43. gee,,, i thought the candidate wasn't responsible for who endorses them?

things change so quickly around here :eyes:

i'm personally waiting to see clark's 'madonna bump'</sarcasm>

[girl gone mad]

7. Or that much..

talked about Clark-Dean alliance could come into play for a Dean VP slot.

[bearfartinthewoods]

42. not too easy to try an ignore that he came in a very close second it

in iowa where some ponys were afraid to run.

[SangamonTaylor]

2. Your attacks do your candidate injustice

You are not helping your campaign out. The people are responding to a positive message.

[windansea]

8. not an attack

just a simple question

[girl gone mad]

9. Have you been reading the posts of..

Edwards' supporters around here? It cuts both ways, you know.

[Tweed]

10. Edwards doesn't attack because he is an easy target

Edwards attacking any of the candidates would be like a man yelling to a grizzly bear "Hey over here!"

[krkaufman]

29. Laughing out loud... thanks! n/t

[Tweed]

4. Edwards one-trick is that he is from the south

This man has NOTHING else going for him. He hasn't served a full term in the senate yet and he has spent half of it campaigning to be president. Southerns like him because he is from the south, they certainly can't like his record of service to the country. He doesn't have one.

[jenk]

12. 1 thing he does have going for him, more Delegates than Clark

and last I heard, he didn't need to be talked out of dropping out.

[windansea]

18. JE will be on Rushmore any day now

[Patriarch]

6. Maybe not

He might very well win big in both Tennessee and Virginia, after that he could have some very big momentum going for him in the north.

Up until last night I would have thought Kerry was the only real contender in OK.

Of course I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for Clark.

[windansea]

11. me too

freakin Switzer....

[jenk]

14. Switzer endorsed him less than 24 hours before the primary

and the calls only went out to Sooner alumni. You guys are always looking for an excuse, the media, switzer, etc etc

[windansea]

15. only Sooner alumni??

that's about half the state....there may not be anyone in Tennesse to pull his fat out of the fire on Tuesday

[jenk]

16. did you notice that

Edwards climbed up from single digits in Oklahoma to 30% with no Switzer endorsement? Do you feel confident about Clark blowing a huge lead and nearly quitting the campaign?

[windansea]

21. have you heard John's greatest hit??

[SangamonTaylor]

17. stop blaming Switzer and start blaming Wes Clark Jr.

His comments were unbecoming.

I cannot wait until next Tuesday!

[windansea]

19. lol...unbecoming!!!

some people actually say what they think

strange world huh??

[jenk]

22. people at the clark campaign actually think?

jeez, Wes didn't get the memo. Doesn't sound like he thinks before opening his mouth. I can't wait for the next conspiracy theory!

[windansea]

26. JK and gravitas

[democratreformed]

41. To paraphrase one of your fellow supporters from a different thread,

you are not doing your candidate any favors with your condescending attitude and downright insulting remarks against our candidate. You may not like our candidate or us, and that is your right, thank goodness. By the same token, we have the same right. However, insinuating that our candidate is stupid and "does not think" does not help your cause one iota. As a matter of fact, with me, it has turned me completely against him. Thank You for your efforts on behalf of alienating Clark supporters toward your candidate.

[newyawker99]

34. Hi Patriarch!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[ShaneGR]

13. I am SO LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT TUESDAY

As John Kerry would say, "BRING IT ON!"

[xultar]

35. I'm looking forward to the end of the attack posts by Edwards supporters

Clark supporters didn't start this new round of rude incivility. Clark supporters were and continue to be very professional. As it stands we cannot remain on the sidelines while we and our candidate are attacked endlessly. We are now defending our candidate. Defend means that we will be pointing out differences legitimate between Edwards and Clark.

Just remember, Clark Supporters didn't start this...

[democratreformed]

45. Won't that be wonderful?

I didn't know people could stoop so low until Tuesday night.

[Edwards4President]

20. Edwards says he has been underestimated all his life . . .

"And I beat 'em. And I beat 'em. And I beat 'em again!"

[arewethereyet]

23. its interesting that OK was right next door to AR up till today

and now its a thousand miles away.

Seems it was only yesterday that Clark expected to do well in neighbor state OK due to his deep AR ties.

Edwards was actually born in SC but spent most of his life in NC. Contrary to popular opinion, they are not the same state and if you spent any time there you would realize that the people are actually different too (all lovely but different).

That used to be a line of discussion on these very pages.

Until last night when geography was altered to fit the spin.

Cudo's to the General on his win and cudos to Edwards on his but lets just admit that they were very comprable scenarios.

[windansea]

27. home state is where you were raised

that would be Ark for Wes and SC for JE

FYI its Kudos :)

[arewethereyet]

28. thanks for the spell check (not my long suit)

from the Edwards site...

"John Edwards was born in Seneca, South Carolina and raised in Robbins, North Carolina, a small town in the Piedmont."

http://www.johnedwards2004.com/john_edwards.asp

So, by your definition, NC would be his home state.

[windansea]

32. ok you win...kinda

but Oklahoma is not North Arkansas

[spooky3]

36. self-deleted

dupe
Sorry!

[Cuban_Liberal]

40. Actually, Edwards was RAISED in NC, but BORN in SC.

Since everyone's being so factual today, I thought I'd correct that misconception.

[bigtree]

24. He'll have to go nuclear on John Kerry to make an impact

Hit him on trade issues in Michigan, put him on his heel in front of the auto unions who are ambivalent about fuel standards.

I think he would be better served by sticking to his positive message and keep himself open for a Vice-President offer. He could continue to trail and going ballistic on John Kerry won't serve him in the end.

I've heard all of the boasting that Sen. Edwards doesn't need or want the job. Get real. The Vice-presidency would be a great platform to effect some of the change he has spoken of in the race.

The job is defined by the person who holds it. Sen. Edwards is a solid, capable Democrat with a great deal of what he could offer the country yet unexplored and unrealized. And he plans to just drop back into the private sector and do some lawyering if he doesn't win the nomination?

I would be highly dissapointed to see John Edwards sink into obscurity. Same for Wes Clark and the others. These are highly talented, committed individuals with a lot to offer the party and the country.

He should look to the future and cross his bridges without lighting them on fire.

[arewethereyet]

25. not really

thats what manipulating the media to do it for you is all about.

And Dr Dean is doing his best as always though it makes little or no dent at this point. Hope I'm underestimating this.

[corporatewhore]

31. haha the kerry people are getting scared i have had fun bashing him

because of republican like agenda while he was ahead oh well i might have to get all of in while edwards get ahead but can i bring my self to do that edwards hes ahhwfuly good lookin :loveya:

[windansea]

33. sure you can n/t

[gulliver]

38. Two. I'm optimistic, positive, hopeful, optimistic, hopeful... n/t

[tishaLA]

39. Why are Clark and Edwards supporters

going after each other instead of Kerry? Isn't HE the one to beat? It looks like a bad strategy to me.

For the record, Kerry is my number two (and Edwards is unthinkable), but sheesh. If we spent as much time beating up Kerry instead of the other number two person, it'd be more productive to BOTH campaigns.