It shows the largest percentage is neither listening to speeches or debates. Lets hope they are reading each of the potential candidate's plans for this country, rather than just listening to the media! This is not a popularity contest, nor is it a time to make "history" just for the sake of making history. This country is in serious trouble and we need a candidate who is intent on improving the lot of the people who need it most; the middle class and poor of this country. For me, that is John Edwards. His Plan for America makes sense, and I believe he has the determination and drive to carry his plans through. Please research the candidates, or listen to the debate tonight. Don't let the media make the choice for you.

The conservatives in the Democratic party–desire Ewards economic policy and agenda against powerful special interests–because they feel he will not be biased in favor of liberal special interest groups.

Something that Hillary and Obama have not alluded to–is they are only talking about the industry lobbyists–not the ones who traditionally lobby for liberal causes.

Without Edwards on the top of the ticket for the Democrats–they will be losing a whole lot of conservative democrats and thousands of independents in the national election. Those folks will probably vote GOP regardless of who the candidate is. LIke me.

The Republican candidates – McCain excepted – are not worth the electricity it would take to vote for them. It is obvious that if any of them occupied the White House, we would be in for four more years about like the last four. Romney excepted, none of them are particularly brilliant, and Romney's brains do not compensate for the fact that he is a corporate man to his soul. Enriching the upper class would be the only goal of his presidency. None of them propose anything particularly new – just more of the same. More outsourcing, more borrowing from our enemies China and Saudi Arabia, more "free" trade to undercut our own industries (what's left of them), more trade with China, more gridlock, more deterioration of the national infrastructure, more tax cuts for the top 20%, more $35 tax cuts for you and me, more bills written by lobbiests, more corruption ... four more years.

Senator Clinton for President "SHE'S THE REAL THING"

Middle class workers are victims to the extent that the govn't favors laws which benefit corporations and not the workers, who, by the way, are responsible for making a company work. The fat CEO who sits on his duff and makes more money in one year than we make in our lifetime is not the one working hard. Nor is he inspiring; otherwise, our economy would be much better. Further, if he screws up the company, as is the case for Countrywide, and another corporation steps in, the CEO who is ousted receives MILLIONS in the buyout. FYI, the wealthy in some instances pay a SMALLER RATE of income taxes than we do. As for free enterprise, where did you get that "original" idea?? Hon, the government and major corporations control that "free" enterprise.

Yousuf in NY is correct about Obama; he will be very devisive. "African-american would go insane, and call it black power and I DONT want to see that." You can bet racial tensions will be at its highest since the '60s; and we have enough problems without that.

You people better wake up. We definitely do not need another Republican in office at this point, unless it's Ron Paul who has been neglected by the media. For some reason, many people dislike Hillary. Something is very odd about the way Obama came to the forefront and the way the media has pushed him–don't trust that. Edwards is wealthy, but he earned it and wants others to have a chance to EARN their future as well. So he spent a few hundred on a haircut; it was his money. That's certainly not as bad as the CEO who spent thousands on a shower curtain, money he did not earn and did not really belong to him.

For a stronger economy, better working conditions, future security, support Edwards and forget this nonsense about Obama.

Obama will never get the LIBERAL WHITE VOTE but John Edwards could eventually get it when Obama drops out shortly because, contrary to the decent people of Iowa, White people in other places will vote for the white person.

LEAVE OBAMA ALONE, JOHN EDWARDS.

I hope more people will visit his website and sse his agenda.
Stuck in a popular history lesson–running against a woman and a black–has certainly not gained him superstar status.
His position on lobbyists in Washington–isn't hitting a very resonant tone with the DNC who have benefited, particularly in the 2008 contests, by donations from special interests, PAC's, and big dollar donors 3:1 over the Republicans. They fear, with good reason, if he is elected the money will dry up and ruin their chances of retaining the White House in 2012.

I'm sticking with John Edwards. I believe he needs to push his economic plans–and focus on the impact on creation and sustainment of small businesses in the next economic growth cycle–environmental/green products, services, and support.

HOW????

I would try to converse with those at MIT about my idea(s).

I would try to speak with the mayors of every city, and the govenors of every state. The Federal Government is incapable of doing what is right for the country and it's people!

Next I would take on the insurance and HMO companies.

If u want to make a profit, fine, but not at the cost of someone else's physical health!

And finally the most powerful group of sadists, the Weaponary Industry! These folks promote instability throughout the world!!!

The weapon Industry has never been held accountable for anything!

And finally as an after-thought, The penal institutions.
We need to have violent felons separated from everyone else, As too, we should have, drug dealers and those who assault others together. We have come to a point in our life-cycle where we must adjust to the populations. We must build more prisons in the areas where their is less availability for the popolation to build homes and businesses. This would create massive jobs. I can, if allowed make the cost of gasoline under $1.27 a gallon!!!

The EUROPEAN nations have spread their insiduious tenticles all through the cultures of all mankind!!!
Marco Polo and others have either assisted in the demise of that culture or it's Religious Philosophy!

The jihad of the world will be soon, relatively speaking. What did the president of Iran say in his 1st speech as president? Where and who are the alliances? The United States of America is widely despised, because The President of the US of A wanted to avenge his father, and Saddam called him a yellow coward over the air-waves!
Now 4,000+ dead, 29,000 wounded, and very little backup for them, 12 trillion in debt, borders and ports unsecure from almost anything, and finally, the middle class of the US is being taxed beyond their ME generation psych.

Get behind Obama. If Edwards supports Obama this nomination process will become real easy and even easier turing a general. Obama and edwards can both compete in red states and pull republicans to vote for a obama/edwards ticket. A little populism never hurt conservatives in rural america.

Good Luck – you are a nice man.

I would be happy to see Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama win but I don't think they can convince the red states. I'm not from the south. I'm from Canada.

cheers

Wake up america!!! your all stupid enough to not see the real deal
over the fake phony lying candidates that would rather snow ball you
and take your voting rights away from you (Clinton/obama)

obama and clinton supporters......your rude and you deserve to be used by your candidate , you deserve to be governed by the likes of them.

but the rest of us that see the truth and go with INTEGRITY do not deserve it.

Some of y'all are just as bad as the media. A bunch of talking heads that don't really know whats going to happen, making predictions based on spin and biased agendas, and then having to eat crow. Bunch of media puppets. Whooooops. People should do their own homework and quit looking to the biased media to spoon feed you your opinions.

Point is, it's still much too soon to know. I'm a Clinton supporter, but if she doesn't get the nom, I'll vote for the democratic party. Bottom line is, Obama won't bring about any more (political football word of the day) "CHANGE" than any other potential democratic nominee. Just look at his voting record. Hold it up to Clinton's (only counting the times he actually voted of course), he votes the same. He hasn't introduced any ground breaking legislation or grassroots movements that sets him apart from any of the other "Washington" folk. Has anyone asked him what he means by "change". You'd probably get a similar picture as Clinton and Edwards would present. So, to throw away your vote just because your "choice" didn't win is irresponsible and damaging to the democratic system. Especially with the mess the republicans have created during these last 7 years + one more to do as much more damage as they can. I suspect that the "defectors if Obama doesn't get the nod" are actually republican plants, or independents that lean toward the republican vote already, and are content with the way things are right now.

Unfortunately for Edwards, he's eating crow about now. He spoke much too soon about Clinton being knocked out of the race re: Iowa, making it a "two man race." Semi-Stealth Sexism much? Actually it's rather overt. Outright sexism is still "openly" accepted in our world.

Electing Clinton, the act in itself would be remarkable "change" in our country, as would electing Obama. That's really the only ground breaking change we will see.

Clinton '08. (and I would even say that Clinton/Obama '08 would be much more powerful than Obama/Edwards... Just look at the numbers. Clinton and Obama are neck-n-neck. Eddie is eating their dust).