Political Recap 021

John Edwards - one of my Final Four - needs a victory, he needs a victory now.

John Edwards took the silver medal in Iowa, and the bronze medal in New Hampshire, and the chances of taking the gold medal in upcoming states is not looking good for the Edwards' home team. In the national polls he is hanging there with approx 15 percent in the latest Rasmussen tracker.

Some are expecting John Edwards to quit the race in the not so distant future, but he insists that he is in for the long run. IF or WHEN he quits the race, where will the John Edwards supporters go? That is a good question, and I believe a large majority of his supporters will then support Barack Obama.

As per exit polls the voters in Iowa favored Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton as their 2nd choice by almost a 2-1 margin. Plus, John Edwards supporters in NH reported they had a far more favorable impression of Obama than of Clinton as per election night surveys.

As per the latest Rasmussen tracker dated 01/11/2008 the Democratic presidential race is looking like this [national poll]: Hillary Clinton 35 percent, Barack Obama 33 percent, and John Edwards is third with 15 percent. But, after the New Hampshire polling fiasco we shall not pay too much attention to the polls.

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