Well, look at it this way and it's important that one does....Obama spent almost ten million dollars in Iowa, Edwards spent three million dollars, that's a huge difference in a small state like Iowa. Kucinich & Richardson both told their supporters to give their votes to Obama in Iowa. Most pollsters I've read or heard say that the Kucinich/Richardson "bump" gave Obama anywhere from a 2% to 4% boost in his final totals.
And what about the fucking mainstream press.....who has always despised any real progressive candidate like John Edwards or any other liberal for that matter, labeling them "far Left", (as if that's a negative, it certainly isn't in my ideological belief). But they are the mainstream media and they want to keep the Status-Quo....In so much, the media does either of two things, 1) never mentions Edwards, or 2) trashes the shit out of Edwards if they do.
Finally we know the republicans will do all and anything they can to make sure Edwards is NOT the Democratic nominee and we know how sneaky & slimy the republicans can be.
No doubt with all the above taken (and its only fair that it must) into consideration, Edwards has an uphill climb, Obama is cruising at present, the media's darling right now, just as Hillary was.
However, John Edward truly is a fighter and he will fight to the finish....The only thing Edwards needs to win is M-O-N-E-Y!
If Edwards can somehow get close to Obama & Hillary's MONEY that they'll spend....Edwards will be the next president and will easily whip any republican candidate, the republicans absolutely know this, and every poll shows it to be true....So of course the republicans want either Obama or Hillary...to keep it closer for the republicans in the general election.
It's "only" money keeping Edwards from making a strong run, and the republican owned corporate media wants to keep it that way!
http://www.johnedwards.com/ :bounce: