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Forget about Edwards. He had his chance on the 2004 ticket, and added nothing to it. He is supposed to be a great trial lawyer, which should make him a great debater. Yet, when he had his chance in the 2004 debate against Dick Cheney, he failed miserably, and looked like and sounded like an intimidated schoolboy.

If he could not stand up to Dick Cheney in a face to face debate, then why on earth should anyone believe that he has since turned into a pit bull who is going to make all of Washington bow down before him. He is toast.

Moderation, Obama isn't taking money from lobbyists and has banned his campaign from doing so. You can try to distort his and Edwards records but Edwards actions speak for themselves. Anyone who will run for President and lose, then run as Vice President and lose and then run for the Senate and lose and then have the audacity to run for President again is an opportunist and that goes for Clinton as well. I for one have had it with opportunists of both parties.

And Edwards will ALWAYS be third!! He's not in the primary to speak of and definitely not in the election. He's considered a perpetual candidate, one who doesn't get the hint. If he wants to keep trying, fine, who cares, but I wouldn't shell out a nickel for the guy. He's shallow and carries a "better than thou" air about him that turns me (and apparently others) off completely.

Our best candidates, one of whom will be President someday soon: Clinton and Obama. Thank goodness they're ours!!

David,

Edwards started his life in a poor family, and earned all of his $$$ taking on huge corporate interests. He literally fought for all of our rights, daily. He EARNED buying himself whatever kind of haircut he wants, and GIVES BACK to us all. Of course, others also give back, so this is not unique to Edwards, as starting off poor is not unique to Obama..

Edwards also puts his money where his mouth is, and is only taking financing from We the People, with the rules for matching federal funding. He is NOT taking money from lobbyists, unlike Obama and Clinton.

Incidentally, Obama is my second choice, behind Edwards. Either one of those is a win, and even Clinton deserves the presidency before any of the current crop of Republican candidates.

Why thank you Julie for your low opinion of us common folk who won't vote for our intellectual superior. Please tell us idiots how we should vote for someone who isn't an idiot like us. We will get a good laugh from it. I am already screaming because I am fed up with being called names, and belittled by people like you and John Edwards and that is why I will never vote for the likes of someone like you. So vote for Edwards if you want but he is no different then Clinton.

John Edwards is toast. Look at how poorly he is doing tonight, and look at how poorly he did in the primaries in 2004. He does not have enough funds to compete on TV in the big states on Super Tuesday. He might as well withdraw tonight. He does not have any chance of winning the nomination.

If I hear one more idiot talk about haircuts, I am going to SCREAM!!! WAKE UP, people...America cannot screw this election up again!!! Have the past 7 years taught us nothing????? UGH, good grief.

John Edwards will fight for ALL Americans – even the idiots. WAKE UP, America...wake up, wake up, wake up.

Ms.Independent, please tell us how the poorest of the three has less in common with us than Edwards. I waiting for you to tell us how Obama somehow doesn't understand us while someone who pays $400 for a haircut while people are going hungry in this country does.

Obama came from the lower-middle class and I suggest you spend less time trying to re-cast John Edwards as anything but an elitist who pays $400 for a haircut. I wonder how many people in his home-town are having their electricity cut off, can't affair to pay their rent or buy food for their family and would love for him to show he cares but donating $390 and paying $10 for a haircut like the rest of us common folk.

Liam,

Getting a second place finish, followed by a MEDIA BLACKOUT rather than mere equivalent coverage to Obama and Clinton, might...just might...have had something to do with it. You know, like when someone says beating the frontrunner (Clinton at the time) is a defeat. Or when someone says that gaining 2% in Iowa and 9% in NH is good for Guiliani. You know, setting the frames, controlling all of the memes, etc? Edwards is at a severe disadvantage, with far less money, and a media blackout before Iowa. He still took second above the frontrunner in Iowa. He still has a rock-solid 17% (12% more than the next lowest) in New Hampshire.

Edwards...under a media blackout, takes 2nd in Iowa. Still no coverage. Less votes in NH. What a shocker. What a bloody shocker.

And as for the fact that Mrs. Clinton loves to promote the fact that she turned down large law firms to do pro bono work. Well ofcourse she did!! She didn't have to work. She obviously was independently wealthy or she would have taken a paying job. Full time charity work is for the elite and wealthy. Leaving law school with student loan debt prompts most newly graduated attorneys to go straight to work, not to working for free. Most Americans can't afford the luxury of doing charity instead of working. Hillary does not represent most working women. We don't all have nannies to raise our kids while we pursue politics.

I'm from Hawaii and am very proud of Obama. He went to school here and I think he will make a great President for our country. He is a good man and will take care of America. We here in the islands wish him luck and say to him IMUA.

Obama stutters, Hillary's fake. They both give good speeches but the only Dem candidate who came up like most of us is John Edwards. All of his kids attended public schools. He understands the working and middle class because that is where he comes from. This country is built on the backs of middle and working class taxpayers. Its about time the voice in Washington isn't an Ivy League elitist but a rags to riches American who did it without his parents trust funds, but rather with hard work and education. Go EDWARDS!!! I can't afford to contribute to his campaign, but he can sure as hell count on my VOTE!!

John Edwards is repeating his 2004 results. He got a false 2nd place lift in Iowa and then got whipped in most primaries. Tonight shows that he is not a real contender. He is toast.

Troy, if you don't know the answer to that by now then you shouldn't be voting at all because it indicates that you lack a knowledge of the candidates. Obama is experienced in foreign relations because he lived in a foreign country as a child, received his undergraduate degree in international relations, and because he serves on 3 of the 4 foreign relation committees in the Senate.

Hillary lacks such experience and wasn't chosen for these committees because of it. In addition, Hillary Clinton has served in the U.S. Senate longer then he has and he still has subcommittee Chairmanships while she doesn't. In addition, he sits on a broad range of subcommittees relating to foreign policy including those dealing with Europe, Asia and the Pacific. Furthermore, he has served in public office longer then she has and has served both state and federal government whereas her only experience in government is her term in the Senate.

This is only one issue where Obama has more experience then Clinton. In addition he has sponsored and co-sponsored major legislation and has demonstrated leadership under fire while Clinton hasn't. She has stayed in the background and that is why Obama who has served in the Senate for a shorter period then Hillary has sponsored as much in terms of legislation as she has. In addition, his Senate staff is larger then her Campaign Staff. When you take his advisors for his campaign and compare them against hers you will notice that at least he has the ability to draw a wide range of people to him and to lead them. This is something Clinton doesn't have.

The Clinton campaign thanks Edwards supporters!

OH NO! It looks like the Bradley Effect is taking it's toll.

Clinton and Obama are from the same pack of corporatist lap-dogs. Either one of their victories is a big loss for the middle class. Sad your job is now in China? Don't complain to them, because their trade policies will keep on sending them overseas. No health insurance? Just wait, because both will force you to buy insurance you can't afford. Only Edwards was going to stop the very rich from getting very much more rich, but since he was blacked-out by corporate media, he never had a prayer.

My family used to be solidly in the "middle class", as both my wife and I hold graduate degrees. Our educational achievements have lost their value over time, because of the decisions made by the Clintons and Bushes that have hurt the middle class. Together, the Clinton-Bush presidencies have undermined our country's ability to have a sustainable economy because of decisions made on free trade, the Iraq War, renewable energy, Big Oil, regulation of the mortgage lending industry, etc.

Now, after I had to move to another state to find a job, my house is in foreclosure because taxes and equity went up and the value of the home went down and we're stuck with having to "short sell." While I was self-employed, which is what drove me into a subprime loan in the first place, I went for more than a year at a time without health insurance. My own story is but one example of how opportunities for the middle class in this country are shrinking, because we've sent so many jobs off-shore.

John Edward's personal commitment to evaluating all policy decisions with the criteria of what's best for the disappearing middle class is exactly what we need in a President. A contribution of $50 seems like a lot of money to me, right now, but I sent in that amount on Sunday and I urge everyone else who supports Edwards to dig deeper and help him win this battle against the entrenched interests!

Hey, if Obama loses, do people think he should bow out, and not further tarnish the inevitable Democratic nominee?

(Just kidding!)

Do you think Hillary lost Independent voters to McCain?

The polls have been closed for an hour and fortyfive minutes.

What I want to know is what happened to Obama's ten point lead? Looks like some people are responding one way to polls and another once they're behind the curtain.

How is Obama more experienced than Hillary???

As someone on Firedoglake pointed out, why are they showing results, and calling winners, while the polls are still open? Isn't that incredibly irresponsible, and quite able to disenfranchise voters?

You are so wrong Troy. It is Obama who has the ideas, the experience and the vision to lead. He has numerous advisors on foreign and domestic policy and understands the issues. This is why many former Bill Clinton supporters and officials jump ship and are now advisers for Obama. The truth is they see what you don't see.

They see Hillary Clinton as unelectable. We already see that the majority of Independents in this primary support Obama and not Hillary. Do you think she is going to win the Independent vote in November when there are also Democrats like me who would NEVER vote for her? Not only is she going to lose the Independent vote but she will lose much of the Democratic vote without gaining any serious in-roads with the Republicans. For once we have a candidate who is knowledagable, experienced and has vision and you want to vote for one who has less experience than him.

My concern is that Obama will get through this primary process without ever facing tough questioning from a non compliant press. Believe me when I tell you yjat the R's have a veritable s**t storm to unleash against Obama. Hillary has alreaqdy survived their ire. O won't.

I am with Hillary all the way, and there is nothing wrong to be teary, it validates being human....

chelsea will get my vote in 2024...lord willing,

People, wake UP...John Edwards is THE BEST CANDIDATE the dems could possibly ask for! Hillary cannot beat the poor repub sap who wins the nomination; Obama cannot...but John Edwards CAN and WILL!!!

Sorry, Hillary. I'm a woman and I support John all the way to OUR White House. He and Elizabeth are going to keep fighting for me...so I'm going to keep fighting for them.

There are about a million reasons why I support John Edwards...But here's the bottom line: I trust John Edwards to make decisions on my behalf. Oh and I love love LOVE Elizabeth too, btw.

GO JOHN GO!!!!!!

We are watching. I know the voters in NH will make a wise decision.

Hillary Clinton: The real candidate of rhetoric

I agree with the earlier poster; this is an election for the most important position in the world; and CNN needs to handle it as such.

It's one thing for CNN to bolster ratings by showing Anderson Cooper and company passing jokes on AC360, its quite another to jump to sensational conclusions during a presidential race.

Where have you gone serious journalism?

It's ok just put another layer of polish on, you'll be fine. After you've got to find soem way to approach infinity.

Liar? The Clinton's have vision! The Clinton's have experience! The Clinton's have made and will make a positive difference! Obama has rhetoric only!

Clinton and Bush – 20 years ruling america with 2 families.

America the Monarchy?

I guess after Hillary we will get Jeb, after Jeb we get Chelsea?

Time to prepare my passport.

Hillary is like her husband......A LIAR! I've seen it too so are you going to vote for me? Try some fresh ideas! GO OBAMA:)

hillary is better for all of north america for the economy as well as the middle class in the U.S

Let Hillary cry as much as she wants as long as she wins. Go Hillary!

I believe the media to be quite irresponsible in predicting winners in primaries, especially when at this moment only 12% of the vote is in. This is a very questionable practice at best.

A certain degree of patience would be far more prudent and realistic.

GO hilary, go!

Why do you not show ron paul on the graph on your channel when both paul and guiliani both have 9%?

Any reason?

Maybe Hillary will atleast come in #2 loser, so we dont have to hear her cry again for a while.

I'm very happy with the results also. I'm in Ohio and Hillary all the way.

No he is not crazy, you must be

I am very happy with the results so far.

Does Wolf know what he is talking about? The Ohio primary isn't until March not on Super Tuesday like he said.