(Updated: 2:41 p.m.)
Hillary Clinton hasn't exactly conceded South Carolina to Barack Obama – having a popular ex-president as your designated Palmetto campaigner seems to be working out OK – but she is clearly focusing her attention elsewhere.
While Obama tries to build on a nearly 20-point lead in the Palmetto state, according to the latest Reuters/Zogby/C-SPAN poll, Clinton is campaigning today in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, the latter being one of 22 states holding a Feb. 5 Democratic primary or caucus. Yesterday, she was in California, another Super Tuesday state.
Like Obama, John Edwards has a day of S.C. events. He continues to tell reporters and everyone else that he’s in it for the "long haul," and that no one really knows what the delegate count will look like come summertime.
(Update: Edwards criticized Clinton today for leaving South Carolina. "After the debate she flew out and won’t be back," Edwards told a crowd of about 150 people in Bennettsville. "What are the chances she’s coming back when she’s president of the United States?")
Now, freed from expectations, Edwards has found a playful voice to complement his populist passion, as evidenced again last night on "The David Letterman Show." In his eight minutes on air, a comfortable Edwards managed a few laugh lines.
On Bill O’Reilly: "Most of what he says is crap."
On Oprah-Obama: "You can do for me what Oprah’s done for Barack."
An odd moment: When Letterman asked how he, Clinton and Obama get along, Edwards said, "We can’t stand each other." The audience applauded tentatively.
Finally, Letterman asked for permission to muss up Edwards’ famous hair.
"You want to?" the candidate replied. "Go ahead."
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Where's Hillary? Not in S.C.
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ALL of what pretty boy says is CRAP
youre in third place in your home state behind nurse ratchett and a guy from illinois.
Everyone should remember that Obak Hussein Obama cast the first stone when he remarked about Senator Clinton's work as a lawyer sitting on the Walmart board.
Sen. Clinton would have been derelict not to give hime some of his own medicine. I admire her spunkiness.
poppybill is playing the muslim card. typical clinton hate speech.
Wow, John Edwards was in Bennettsville. Is that place still on the map? Can those people in Bennettsville read?
Do they know how to spell John Edwards to vote for him?
I am a die hard Republican. Unlikely I would every vote for a dumocrat. But this was great. Johnny actually showed a human side. Kudos to him.
This weekend's vote will tell who has the Southern vote. Hopefully everyone recognizes that a vote for Hillary is really a vote to get Bill back into his old job as a co-president. As a country, we may need change - but we certainly do not need a rerun presidency. Obama just doesn't have the experience, and Edwards doesn't seem to get much media attention.
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