"There are people in fancy clothes and others dressed in overalls.

[SangamonTaylor]

http://www.geocities.com/nctechwriter/WEF/fancyclothes.html">Each has exactly the same one vote. Each has exactly the same say in the election. There is no place in America where equality means as much as in the voting booth." - Lucius Wade Edwards

979 delegates have been decided. 979 votes out of a total number of 4321 votes that count in the Democratic National nomination. That is only 23% of the voting public. A total of 2,161 delegates are needed to secure the nomination. John Kerry currently has 516 delegates, 102 of which are unpledged.

The next week in Wisconsin is crucial. A strong showing will provide the momentum needed at just the right time, heading into the key dates in March. John Edwards will gain national coverage and become the national candidate that Sen. Kerry became in less than a month. Just as Sen. Kerry moved from single digits in states only a few weeks earlier, to the eventual primary and caucus winner, John Edwards will go into the debates over the next two weeks as an alternative to the front runner. Watch for the numbers to rise.

Should Kerry falter in any way, there are still MANY capable candidates, whose political policy is more desirable in every imaginable way than that of the current administration, that I would support come November. However, I truly believe in the positive, optimistic message that John Edwards has made a central part of his entire campaign for President.

Super Tuesday will prove that this is no coronation, this is an election. John Kerry still requires another 1651 delegates to become the Democratic nominee. Those American people who are inspired to take part in the democratic process will follow a man based on his promising vision for America in our future, ability to convey that message convincingly.

The candidates have the time to distinguish themselves, their experience and credentials, build fund-raising, grassroots support and organization. Further the perceived public likability is as volatile a factor as ever this year.

Much like the past month, the next four weeks are an eternity when it comes to the amount of available national exposure.

American's of all types will converge on the polls on March 2nd. The number will comprise 26.6% of the delegates, from the Democratic primaries and caucuses in the states of California, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont--1,150 delegates to be decided.

Then the next week, March 9th, he takes his message to Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, comprising a combined 460 delegates.

This election is just beginning and I want my voice to be heard.

[SangamonTaylor]

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