Maybe Edwards should go third party

[sjdnb]

It may be his message is too assertively progressive for the Democrats. Not knocking Obama or Hillary, they're messages are just more centrist/bipartisan. And, it may be that Edward's message is just a little too left of center to fit the party at this point in time.

[DS1]

1. uhhh

no

[readmoreoften]

2. He won't. But I'd leave. /nt

[slick8790]

3. Edwards is a democrat. He'll stay a democrat. n/t

[KingofNewOrleans]

4. Nonsense (eom)

[H2O Man]

7. "

[angstlessk]

5. yeah, sure, that'll promise a repuke win! n/t

[sjdnb]

14. Yeah, and Nader lost 2000 for Gore - NOT

The fact is, election fraud/dirty tricks, the courts, and the Florida Election Commission lost 2000 for Gore - not Nader.

[JVS]

6. He finished ok tonight.

[Liberal Veteran]

Um yeah...siphoning off progressive votes from the democratic party.

What a great idea.

[sjdnb]

22. 2008 should be the Dems year ... are people so scared

of the Republicans that they will support limiting all elections to the two major parties, even if they do not represent far left/liberal/progressive principles?

So, although another party might better represent us we need to come over because otherwise your party might lose?

That the kind of calculated, political, manipulation of democracy that is the problem, not that some might feel a third party is the place for them.

[Occam Bandage]

8. No. He is a Democrat.

[Faygo Kid]

9. No.

I support Edwards. I oppose this suggestion. We cannot afford anything like the disastrous Bush presidency to ever happen again.

Ever.

[no name no slogan]

He's no more progressive than McGovern

Edwards' current message is to the left of Hillary, but it's still in the Democratic mainstream.

[sjdnb]

18. Yeah, and I don't recall there being a President McGovern

BTW - that was the first campaign I ever worked for as a volunteer and he was labeled a 'radical' and subjected to a smear campaign as such.

[frogmarch]

10. Edwards is a hard-line Democrat!

He defines the true Democratic Party.

[JustAnotherGen]

11. I don't see a

Consensus yet - Here are the numbers . . . c/p'd at 9:32 p.m.
http://www.iowacaucusresults.com/
Senator Barack Obama : 35.96%
Senator John Edwards : 30.60%
Senator Hillary Clinton : 30.41%
Governor Bill Richardson : 1.92%
Senator Joe Biden : 0.98%
Uncommitted : 0.10%
Senator Chris Dodd : 0.03%
Precincts Reporting: 1382 of 1781

(Percentages are State Delegate Equivalents.)

It's not over yet!

[Robeson]

12. Do what?....

...:shrug:

[Blue-Jay]

13. pfffft.

[TransitJohn]

15. Your post makes me want to cry.

It may be his message is too assertively progressive for the Democrats.

;(

[Roland99]

16. That's why he just came in a close 2nd?

:eyes:

[sjdnb]

20. More than 7 points (which it will probably end up as)

is not close in the Iowa caucus and Hillary may even overtake him given counties with the big cities are slower to report.

[sniffa]

17. last night, Lou Dobbs less-than-endorsed an Edwards/Paul ticket.

no one can disagree with Lou Dobbs.

[sjdnb]

19. Dobbs is an idiot and Paul is a wack job

[TheWraith]

21. He would make an excellent Attorney General.

That uses him to many of his best talents, and gives him more experience if he wants to try running again in 8 years or so.