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RiverStone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 01:37 AM Original message |
Why is Edwards stuck in 3rd place? |
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lurky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 01:43 AM Response to Original message |
1. He's got some kind of intangibles working against him. |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 01:45 AM Response to Original message |
2. Thats just WAPO. Several polls have him in 2nd place and moving up. |
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RiverStone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 01:50 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Granted - its the M$M |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 02:13 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Yeah and another major poll has them all tied at 26%. Yet all they talk about is Obama. |
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Snotcicles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 06:22 AM Response to Reply #4 |
20. If Edwards wins Iowa, every dirty trick they can muster we be used against him |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 01:47 AM Response to Original message |
3. He's going to win Iowa. |
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mb7588a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 06:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
55. I've been saying it too. nt. |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 02:07 AM Response to Original message |
5. It's anybody's game at this point. Edwards has an equal chance of taking Iowa, IMHO. |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 02:10 AM Response to Original message |
6. Roger Simon explained tonight that you have to be a wary |
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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
7. I would suggest that he stop the mud-slinging. n/t |
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Snotcicles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 06:14 AM Response to Reply #7 |
18. With all due respect, if it's ( so called ) mud slinging their worried about |
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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 12:37 PM Response to Reply #18 |
34. The OPer asked why Edwards is stuck in 3rd place |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 01:07 PM Response to Reply #34 |
43. Hillary's use of 'mudslinging' was even criticized by her supporter Candy Crowley on CNN... |
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calteacherguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 02:54 AM Response to Original message |
9. You said it yourself...."a little slick...acting it up a little." |
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Nutmegger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 03:07 AM Response to Original message |
10. Edwards is true and blue. |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 12:05 PM Response to Reply #10 |
31. I think he's acting because I've reviewed his Senate record |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 01:08 PM Response to Reply #31 |
44. I have reviewed his Senate Record as well and disagree. So there! |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 04:22 AM Response to Original message |
11. Here's my advice |
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remember2000forever (594 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 07:08 AM Response to Reply #11 |
24. Advice To Edwards |
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RiverStone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 11:16 AM Response to Reply #11 |
27. Thanks... |
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weeve (427 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 04:28 AM Response to Original message |
12. Not to worry ... |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 05:03 AM Response to Original message |
13. Nobody Knows Which Edwards Would Show Up At The Inauguration |
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ngant17 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 05:55 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. NC is a right-to-work state |
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PollThis (125 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 06:03 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. I think who he picked as campaign manager shows he has a real good prospective on labor. nt |
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PollThis (125 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 05:54 AM Response to Original message |
14. I have never seen a candidate be nit picked over more trivial crap |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 07:15 AM Response to Reply #14 |
25. Exactly... |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 12:06 PM Response to Reply #14 |
32. It's trival to have disdain for his voting record in the Senate? |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 06:00 AM Response to Original message |
16. Money. |
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RiverStone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 11:56 AM Response to Reply #16 |
28. If John Q. Public can understand |
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dmosh42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 06:21 AM Response to Original message |
19. Not the corporation favorite... |
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yy4me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 06:29 AM Response to Original message |
21. He is in third place because that is where the media puts him. |
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Reno.Muse (307 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 06:30 AM Response to Original message |
22. He is not spending enough money on the MSM to get them to change polls |
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frogcycle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 06:54 AM Response to Original message |
23. just my opinion |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 07:39 AM Response to Original message |
26. Maybe things would be different if he had help from Oprah W. |
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book_worm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
29. He has slipped in Iowa during the last few months: at one time Edwards was leading solidly |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
30. Because his record doesn't match his rhetoric and people |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 12:38 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Do you know another tune? Saying it hundreds of times does not make it true or accurate. n/t |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
33. Record vs. rhetoric |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
36. Don't worry Edwards is fine in Iowa... this should make you feel better... |
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RiverStone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 01:55 PM Response to Reply #36 |
49. That is encouraging |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 02:34 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Edwards Campaign is executing a very detailed, smart strategy in Iowa... |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 02:37 PM Response to Reply #50 |
51. This analysis might help you ... follow the link within the MyDD excerpt ..LINK |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
37. Two reasons |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 12:56 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Keep in mind that Southerners have always done well in Presidential Campaigns... |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 12:58 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. yeah, but that twang is now so strongly associated with idiot repukes |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 01:04 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. So do you feel the same way about Bill Clinton's accent? |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 05:41 PM Response to Reply #42 |
54. more and more with every photo op he does with george the first |
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cgrindley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
40. Because he's not a great candidate and he already lost once? |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 01:03 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Why don't you debate real issues instead of personal attacks? Sheesh. |
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cgrindley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 01:11 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. but the voting public ONLY cares about BS |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 02:53 PM Response to Reply #40 |
52. I don't think he was spanked by Cheney |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
46. Because he is not the one... |
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Stop Cornyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
47. Obama has spent $4.5 mil on Iowa ads, Hillary has spent $2.5 mi on Iowa ads, Edwards JUST STARTED |
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Stop Cornyn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
48. If you read that WaPo poll, Edwards is in 2nd when you consider 1st choice plus 2nd choice support, |
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Blackhatjack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-20-07 03:34 PM Response to Reply #48 |
53. The WaPo poll does not consider who is likely to actually caucus... |
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