EDWARDS supporters and well-wishers only

[Skinner]

This is the official thread for Edwards supporters and well-wishers to discuss his performance in the Wisconsin primary, free of disruption.

If you are not an Edwards supporter or a well-wisher, please do not post in this thread. The purpose of this thread is for disruption-free discussion among Edwards supporters. Any negative posts by opponents will be deleted by the moderators. We will open up separate threads where supporters of the other candidates can interact without disruption from opponents.

[JohnLocke]

1. We're looking good, folks.

[kanrok]

2. Amazing, isn't it?

n/t

[JohnLocke]

3. Indeed!

[Tweed]

80. Congrats Edwards people!

[The Magistrate]

6. Good Fortune To Your Man, Mr. Locke!

He is a damned good fellow, and a good Democrat.

"LET'S GO GET THOSE BUSH BASTARDS!"

[JohnLocke]

20. Thank you, judge!

Much appreciated.

[The Magistrate]

66. He Would Seem To Be Having It, My Friend!

Even if these early numbers do not hold up, this is a tremendous shot in the arm for his candidacy. If they do hold up, it is an extraordinary success, for which the gentleman deserves every congratulation and credit.

"LET'S GO GET THOSE BUSH BASTARDS!"

[JohnLocke]

70. Second place ain't bad, either!

[The Magistrate]

75. And It May Well Be First, Sir

An extraordinary evening....

Congratulations, my friend!

"LET'S GO GET THOSE BUSH BASTARDS!"

[JohnLocke]

109. Eh...guess not.

Still good, 5 percentage-points away...

[The Magistrate]

112. Still, My Friend, Most Impressive

All involved deserve congratulations. This will doubtless thin the field in a manner useful to the Party, and a competion between these two fellows will be of benefit. They have the wisdom to turn their fire on the enemy rather than one another, to promote their own strengths in order to attract support.

"LET'S GO GET THOSE BUSH BASTARDS!"

[JohnLocke]

146. "The wisdom to turn their fire on the enemy rather than one another"

Wise words worth repeating.

[question everything]

98. And we are not talking V.P., either n/t

[uconnyc]

4. Bring on Super Tuesday!

We would have won WI if it was not for the frontloaded primaries!

[anti-bush]

5. Things are looking good

But I haven't even seen an official result yet! It makes me wonder why all the news programs keep saying "Is there a surprise in Wisconsin?"

Let's go Edwards!

[SangamonTaylor]

7. Go Edwards Go!

Bring home the bacon!

Texas will bring you the vote on March 9th.

[Rowdyboy]

8. Switched to an Edwards avatar at 6:40pm today so I can say

I supported John before Wisconsin came in!

[spooky3]

12. Congratulations and welcome to the "club", Rowdyboy!

[disenfranchised]

15. How can I get one of those?

[Rowdyboy]

35. At the top of the front page, click on "options"

Go to "profiles" and click; then go to "avatars and click-select and you're home free. Enjoy!

[disenfranchised]

61. Thanks!!!!

[katieforeman]

100. Great decision Rowdyboy

[disenfranchised]

9. We were polling at 9% eight days ago.

It's looking good.

[KurtNilsen]

10. Cnn: Too close to call.

Based on Exit polling: Too close to call

[spooky3]

17. I told you guys that the fact that polls were not being updated

was making it hard to know what was going on!

The 2 big newspaper endorsements had to have some kind of impact.

[slinkerwink]

54. congratulations to edward supporters!

you guys deserved this one!

[spooky3]

11. Good luck dear Johnny!

[DjTj]

13. Damn you Wolf Blitzer!

Our exit polls show that we can project John Edwards...

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...showing stronger than expected!


?!?!?!?!??!!?!!!!

[mlawson]

16. Huh??? What? What?

Did he say that?? I have no TV here in my office.

[mlawson]

14. CNN: TOO CLOSE TO CALL!!!!!!

Oh ... my ... God .... It is possible, isn't it???

[mohc]

18. CNN exit polls

Kerry 38%
Edwards 34%
Dean 17%
Kucinich 4%

Within MoE, but it clearly looks like Kerry will win. Great showing though by Edwards.

[Zynx]

22. Clearly? I don't think so.

4 points ain't much.

[SadEagle]

26. The interesting bit there...

... is who decided when statistic --- among people who decided in the last 3 days, Edwards got 44% of the vote, and Kerry 28%. So great job campaigning by Sen. Edwards

Also, the "vote by what factor" statistic: people who vote by issues put Sen.Edwards at 38%, and John Kerry at 28%; much of Kerry's support comes from people who vote on the electability thing

[edzontar]

19. Looks good for the Edwards campaign--my congrats!

If someone sle has to win this (other than Dean) I would be delighetd if it is Edwards.

Keep the race alive!

[bigwillq]

21. Congrats to Edwards

I hope you guys pull out the win. I'll send another post later when more results come in. Godo job!

[Joe the Revelator]

23. Congrats to Edwards

I'm hoping he pulls out a win.

[jpgray]

24. Hey Edwards folks

Looks like we might have a horse race here. Best of luck!

:hi:

[Zynx]

25. Congratulations to John Edwards!

I like the guy. Good luck to him.

[Kathleen04]

27. Go Edwards!!

:)

[JI7]

28. Edwards may win this one

of course i have my choice as to who i want to win. but i like edwards also and good for edwards and his supporters for doing so well tonight.

[anti-NAFTA]

29. Go Edwards!

!!!!

[MissB]

30. Congrats to Edwards folks!

Looks like it is going ot be closer than the pundits expected. Congrats to Edwards and his supporters!

[kymar57]

81. Pundits-schmundits

I dismissed them long ago

[funky_bug]

31. Edwards 40, Kerry 38, Dean 16, Kucinich 3, Clark and Sharpton 1

Rockin' the vote y'all!

[edzontar]

46. Hi there! I'm back and sticking with Dean, but congrats to JE tonight!

The shadows have lifted, at least for me, so I just wanted to say hi, and again, strong congrats to Edwards.

He's a fine campaigner, and is really giving it a shot.

[KurtNilsen]

32. well Edwards leading the vote with 1 percent votes in :-)

[mlawson]

33. We .. are ... AHEAD!!!

At least for the moment. But this is more than enough to keep this thing going now, even past SuperTuesday.

[anti-NAFTA]

36. "Not so fast, Mr Kerry" indeed. eom

[mlawson]

45. Yeah, he did say that with confidence, didn't he??

However this night turns out now, Edwards will be the toast of the talkshows tomorrow!! :bounce:

[anti-NAFTA]

48. Let's hope!

This could very well give Edwards enough of a boost to save the nomination.

[spooky3]

34. Thanks so much to all the supporters of other candidates

for their congrats and well-wishes. We appreciate it! :grouphug:

[jpgray]

44. Though we may fight some, we're still one big family here.

Good luck to Edwards and his supporters! :hi:

[SadEagle]

37. Hoping for a win by Sen. Edwards...

...Not that I wouldn't have preferred a win by Dr.Dean, but John Edwards winning would be good news, too ;-)

[seaglass]

38. Keeping with my tradition for my second favorite

Good luck to Edwards and his supporters!

[killbotfactory]

39. Edwards is kicking butt tonight.

So far.

Congrats Edwards supporters.

[Columbia]

40. Rolling, rolling, rolling...

Keep the momentum rolling Edwards!!!!

[EXE619K]

41. Wow!

Amazing.

It seems like a great night for you folks.

I hope Big Ed will pull one out.

Cheers folks!

[genius]

42. Congratulations. This is great. He's my second favorite (after Dennis)

By the way, he's winning by being a nice guy. Some of the Edwards supporters, and it could just be a couple I'm talking about, need to lay off Kerry. I like Edwards better than Kerry but a lot of the attacks I'm been defending Kerry from are posted by people with Edwards avatars. Please be cool so you don't drive people away from your candidate.

[kiahzero]

43. Wow

Be proud, guys

[spooky3]

50. guys, it's still VERY early so I don't want us to jinx ourselves!

I'm superstitious!

[mlawson]

56. Yeah, it would be better to win by 2 points, than to lose by 2, but

at this point in time, neither would ruin my evening!!! Edwards will be the Latest Word on the morning talk shows, regardless now.

The World Turn'd Upside Down!

[spooky3]

57. Kerry's 3 words: Bring it on! Ours: Not so fast!

[KurtNilsen]

47. Bob Dole to Edwards: Is Kerry on your VP shortlist :-)

[spooky3]

51. LOL!

[ochazuke]

49. Wisconsin owes me on this.

Twenty eight years ago, I went to bed thinking my guy Mo Udal had won his first primary there. All of the networks 'cept CBS had called it.

Then the rural returns came in late and Carter pulled into the lead and eventually won it.

What a bummer the next morning was.

Wow, I just brought myself down from being high on Edwards' performance tonight.

With 2% in, he leads with 40% to Kerry's 37%!

[ochazuke]

92. It's like 1976 all over again!

All the networks except CBS have declared a winner in the Wisconsin primary, just as they did in '76 between Carter and Udall.

Sometime during the night, everyone but CBS had egg on their faces.

[sistersofmercy]

52. Congratulations to Edwards and his supporters WOW!

This is an amazing race we've got going here. :toast:

[kymar57]

53. YEEEAAGGH!!

JE might win this. The larger than avg lady has not sung yet

[oxymoron]

55. WooHoo! Go Edwards!

What a great night for Edwards supporters. Congratulations!

[DoctorMyEyes]

58. Wow! Congratulations are in order!

No matter what the final vote count, this is quite a surprise!

Congratulations!

[maddezmom]

59. Good Luck, you guys

the race is getting a tad tighter at this point. :)

[mountainvue]

60. Congratulations!

To John Edwards & Co on a strong showing in Wisconsin!

[thelocalkgb]

62. I have gained a lot of respect for Edwards...

After that last debate. I thought that he did an excellent job, especially when the moderator asked him whether or not he felt responsibility for the lives lost in Iraq. He answered what Kerry should have answered: "Of course." I think that was really awesome of him. Way to go, Edwards with this close contest in Wisconsin.

[dansolo]

103. That question may have been the turning point

The difference between Kerry and Edwards was never more clear. If Edwards pulls this off, that will be the moment where everything changed. I'm still a Dean supporter, but I might consider contributing a little to Edwards. I wouldn't have any problem voting for him in November.

[leyton]

63. We've won the media cycle.

I mean, even if Edwards trails by a point or two, the papers will cover him.

Here's hoping that Edwards will make his real debut on March 2.

[SWPAdem]

64. Go, you guys!

Make this a race.

[Zinnola]

65. From a Dean supporter

I hope Edwards wins this one! Congratulations on such a good showing!

[mohc]

67. Edwards leading with 11% reporting

Edwards 30364
Kerry 29251

[dawn]

68. OMG! Biting my nails.

We may win this one tonight!! Now Kerry is ahead by 1%.

This is great!!!!!!

[janx]

Good luck to Edwards!

See how he does in Janesville! :hi:

[DjTj]

69. I'm glad that Kerry has to sweat tonight...

...us Edwards supporters are used to this back-and-forth - it seems like we get it every single week, but finally Kerry has to sweat it out.

It looks like we're going to have an election, not a coronation!

[citizen snips]

71. Wisconsin has made EDWARDS THE COMEBACK KID!

n/t.

[mlawson]

78. Ah, shades of 1992!!!!

Oh, yeah....

[On the Road]

72. Congratualions, Edwards People!

What a wonderful night for you.

[Tinoire]

73. Congratulations Edwards Supporters! Thank you for being Anti-NAFTA!

n/t

[Hippo_Tron]

74. Good luck to Edwards from a Kerry supporter

I'd actually like Edwards to win this one to keep this race going. If my guy doesn't wind up winning the primary I would be very happy to have Edwards running against Bush.

[BuelahWitch]

Go Edwards!

I'm pulling for ya John! :bounce:

[Digit]

76. WTG JE!!

Thank You, Wisconsin!!!!!!!

[kodi]

77. good show. on to super tuesday

i firmly believe john edwards would get more popular & electoral votes than any other potential democratic nominee in nov 2004.

[Adelante]

79. WI: 18% reporting - Kerry Nailbiter - Eeekkk!! 38-38%

Kerry 45,074 38% 0 18%
Edwards 44,114 38% 0
Dean 21,093 18% 0
Kucinich 3,239 3% 0
Clark 1,848 2% 0
Sharpton 990 1% 0
Uncommitted 115 0% 0

:beer:

[Kathleen04]

82. What the??!...CNN

showed a graphic showing Kerry as 'winner' but then they pulled it really fast..

[Kathleen04]

Gahhh

now they are projecting him as winner..what is their problem..I hope they eat it.

[mlawson]

86. No matter what, now, we still WIN tonight!

This is MUCH better than anyone expected 24 hours ago. Edwards will be the rave of the talk shows tomorrow morning. This can NOT be a decisive win for Kerry.

[Kathleen04]

88. Yes, excellent showing!!

:)

[Mrs. Overall]

83. Congratulations Edwards Supporters!

Edwards is my second favorite candidate!

[MurikanDemocrat]

84. Congratulations Edwards supporters!!

To a good candidate and a good man. :toast:

[bobthedrummer]

85. Good evening from Green Bay.

You guys did a good job.
:hi:

[curse10]

87. Congrats Edwards supporters!

You guy is giving Kerry a run for his money! :-)

[scheming daemons]

89. Edwards Needs Your Help!

I'm short on funds, but I just sent another $50 to the Edwards campaign.


JRE needs cash in order to compete March 2nd in 10 States! We have to go for Georgia and Ohio mostly, but we want to grab as many delegates as possible.

If you like Edwards and you believe, like I do, that he has the best chance to beat Bush, then contribute NOW!

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


From 9% to 37% in one week.

Of the 18% that were Dean voters, I gotta believe more will switch to Edwards than to Kerry after Dean drops out. If Dean endorses Edwards, like I think he will, that will be a big boost.

Help out JRE! He's the best the Dems have to offer this election. Listen to Kerry whine about cherry-picking...

We're in the game, folks...

[justinpower]

90. Give em what for

Congratulations Edwards supporters. What an incredible night

[ewagner]

91. Congrats to Edwards Supporters

Truly this is a great night for you.

Congrats :toast:

[Vis Numar]

93. I'm on Board

Go Edwards, Beat Kerry!

[Name removed]

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[scheming daemons]

95. Absolutely

...he was at 9% in Wisconsin 4 days ago.

He was 10 points down in NC in 1998 a month before the election against an entrenched GOP incumbent .... and he won going away.

People who underestimate John Edwards always end up looking like fools.

As VP, he wouldn't win NC - because people dont vote for VP... and as someone who spends a lot of time in NC, I know these people wouldn't vote for Kerry.

But they would vote for Edwards...

Absolutely he would win his own state.... He would win every single state that Kerry would win..... plus more.

I'll turn it around on you... Name a state in the General Election that Kerry would win that Edwards would NOT?

There isn't any...

[Thrill]

96. I was asking

because I live in Charlotte. And he probably wouldn't even win his Senate seat back here in NC. I'm with the Anybody but Bush group.

But as for your question. I think Kerry could win NH, I'm not as confident Edwards could.

[justinpower]

99. This is for well wishers only n/t

[ochazuke]

97. Objects in Mirror are Closer Than They Appear

What a great line! I hope Mr. Kerry has paid up his collision.

[Lori Price CLG]

115. Great line by Edwards; too bad I didn't get to hear his speech...

..as Kerry started to speak when Edwards was beginning to speak.
:grr:

-Lori

[spooky3]

128. LOL!

[arewethereyet]

101. LIke I said, forget Mariano Rivera, John Edwards is the best closer EVER !

So, not so fast on the way to the coronation John Kerry, there's still a race to be run !

GO EDWARDS !

[oasis]

102. Great work. I'd like to see more of the Edwards.

[adamrsilva]

104. Congratulations!

Quite a comeback!

[ngGale]

105. Edwards won more Independent voters and...

that's what the candidate is going to have to do. JRE also brings in more of the true Conservative voters.

[texasmom]

106. Congratulations!

What an exciting night for y'all!!!

:toast:

[mvd]

107. Edwards is a great guy

Because of that fact and the fact that Repukes will not be completely focused, it will be a pleasure to have him in the running. And who knows what more surprises he could bring? A big congrats to Edwards for a great showing, and a big congrats to his supporters!

[SadEagle]

108. Edwards on CSPAN now...

His speech...

[Feanorcurufinwe]

110. Congrats on a great showing in Wisconsin!

[AlFrankenFan]

111. Damn close I tell ya!

Great job Edwards! Southerners CAN do well up North :)

[nonconformist]

113. Congrats Edwards supporters!

Maybe the momentum is shifting...

[XanaDUer]

114. Congratulations to a great showing in WI!

:bounce:

[KC21304]

116. Congratulations to Edwards and his supporters.

Edwards is a great person. Nice job.

[Allwaysforward]

118. Kerry might go down with his scandal and then edwards is in

i think edwards would be better in the ge

[progressiverealist]

132. what scandal?

already debunked.

Actually JE's good showing has more to do with people's like for your guy than dislike for ours.

Well done Edwards supporters. The race will be interesting.

[Allwaysforward]

136. it has not been debunked

[Zynx]

117. Great job John!

You have the big mo now. Use it wisely.

[mmonk]

119. Congratulations

on a good showing. Enough's enough now.;-) But really, congratulations.

[Thrill]

120. Dean to endorse Edwards?

This could change everything.

The former Vermont governor sought out rival John Edwards for a private meeting in Milwaukee Sunday night. After what Democratic sources described as a friendly but inconclusive conversation, Dean said the two men should talk again Wednesday. The implication was that there could be ways for Dean to help a candidate he has said he prefers over Sen. John F. Kerry (Mass.).

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49336-2004Feb17.html

[spooky3]

122. thanks, Brent.

[indigo32]

121. Go Johnny Go!

Nice Job!

[chyjo]

123. congrats to Edwards and his supporters

for running another stellar round of campaigning.

[Leilani]

124. Congragulations all Edwards supporters

Your guy had a terrific showing tonight.

The race has become exciting again & that's a good thing!

[feckerman]

125. Congrats

Congrats to all Edwards supporters - this is one Dean supporter who could just be ready to support Edwards.

Great work. Keep it up.

[IndianaGreen]

126. Excellent and outstanding performance by Edwards, and...

he looks good on TV.

[ochazuke]

127. That was a bit of a thrill

Well, we'll lose Wisconsin it seems, but the spin could be a boost to the Edwards campaign. I guess we'll just have to see how it plays out.

AT LEAST people should be wondering why Kerry has trouble getting over 50% in contested races, and why does this Edwards guy always come out of nowhere (single digits) to score strong double-digit finishes?

[Redneck Socialist]

129. Congratulations Ed-folk

If Dean goes out I'd be pullin' for your guy. Since my state has already had it's primary I guess it doesn't matter much, but congratulations anyway.

[Anwen]

130. Well, Edwards shocked everyone tonight!

You guys should be really happy! Congratulations on a strong second place finish :)

[Dying Eagle]

131. Good job Edwards people

Edwards is my second choice and he is a great democrat. I'm glad he came out strong. I want to see the race go to the convention. WE NEED ALL THE PRESS WE CAN GET!

[westcoastbias]

133. What do we need to stay in the game after March 2?

If we win Georgia and Ohio, is that enough? Anyone out there doing the math?

[Rooktoven]

138. I think we need a bigger showing than that---

Just my hunch. I think we need more delegates _gained_ than Kerry by end of day on Super Tuesday to have a shot.

[DjTj]

134. VICTORY MUSIC!

John Edwards won't back down!

http://www.people.virginia.edu/~tej9c/Edwards_WI.mp3

[PurityOfEssence]

135. Now it's a story

Losing by 6 points is a bummer, but coming from where he did with all of the pitfalls along the way is nothing to sneeze at.

Splendid.

[Endangered Specie]

137. He just doesnt go away... Nice job folks

Another suprising 2nd place finish.

Man the guy must have something.

[AP]

139. Hello. And what's your name, Darling?

Yeah, Baby!

[patricia92243]

140. Dean supporter from NC - Go John - we're proud of you!

[Zhade]

141. Props to Edwards and his followers!

He's not my first choice, but I'd LOVE to see him beat out Kerry. He impressed me a bit during the last debate. His anti-NAFTA stance is a big help. I'd take him over Kerry any day.

Great showing!

[mermaid]

142. Congratulations for Y'all - From a TX Dean Supporter-Edwards my 2nd choice

Edwards was my original candidate, but I switched to Dean when his message captivated me.

I still support Dean, but Edwards still remains my number-two guy, and I am pleased he did well here in Wisconsin.

Glad to see someone other than freaking Kerry getting serious delegates!

[Barad Simith]

143. Jobs moving overseas is shaping up to be THE issue this election...

...which is why Edwards will continue his momentum. I'll support anyone but Bush, but I fully expect Edwards to be the Democratic nominee.

[VOX]

144. Buckle up -- we've got a race!

Saw JE in L.A. last week, and was very impressed. He has the gift of being able to connect with a crowd.

Edwards has a broad appeal to a large cross-section of voters -- he would make an excellent and formidable presodential candidate.

I will be voting for Edwards in CA on 3/2/04!

[quaker bill]

145. Congratulations from a diehard Dean supporter

John Edwards has run a great campaign. While I do not agree with his vote on IWR, I found his willingness to accept responsibility for it during the debate both honest and refreshing.

I love his stand on working to help the poor as opposed to others focus on the middle class.

John Edwards is a candidate I can look forward to supporting during the primaries and the GE.

Congratulations on a strong showing in WI.

[PATRICK]

147. Absent reliable polling

it shows how off the media is on gaging the races and how much they simply ignore their own observations on Edwards' late appeal and the movement of the undecided voters. From past experience it seems 90% dimwittedness and the rest confusion among the GOP scribes as to what to do about the Democrats in general.

Without going negative Edwards is reaching for a tremendous personal victory against long and all odds which would definitely in itself seal his credentials if chosen to be the candidate. At least he is getting his chance- as weighted against him circumstances are. It would be a different universe entirely if everything was 100% fair, but both candidates(to the dismay and disarray of the chickenhawk dynasty) will profit more, I firmly believe, from this quality test.

On a larger scale, I believe this is a proof of what a candidate should have personally and the message that should be delivered and what the party broadly should stand for. This above all is the lesson the party should take to heart in rebuilding democracy in America, not dull elite cliques of differentiated rich folk as out of touch with plain reality as they are with the "commons".