Close contest could make Edwards Kingmaker

[LongTomH]

For the record, I want Edwards to win the nomination; but, people have been writing scenarios where Edwards and Obama combine forces to stop Hillary. Here's one: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0108/7979.html

Because while Edwards would like to be on the stage accepting his party’s nomination, there may be another role for him at the convention: Kingmaker.

The prospect of a vigorous, three-way contest across some 22 states on Feb. 5, suggested by polling and by the swerving momentum of the two early votes, is raising the distinct possibility that the primary process could return to its roots as a nuts-and-bolts battle for delegates to the August Democratic National Convention in Denver.

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Technical features of the Democratic Party’s primary process could hand significant power to a strong third-place finisher, placing him in a position to determine the nomination.

“If Edwards can continue to do what he’s done – which is to win more than 15 percent of the vote – and to distribute his vote generally all over the state – then he will have a big impact on Super Tuesday,” said Tad Devine, a veteran Democratic consultant who ran Michael Dukakis’s delegate-tracking operation in 1988. “I don’t think his impact is going to be that he’s going to win it. But he’d be in an awfully influential position – more than any other individual.”

[cali]

1. I think SC will let us know if this is a possibility.

If Edwards can get 15% or more of the vote, than I think it's quite possible he can replicate that on Feb 5th. If not, I don't see how.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

2. Oh I was all excited and then saw it was politico and Ben Smith.

He's looking for another "shuck and jive" moment, to continue to be part of the story, instead of covering the story.

In the meantime, he's emitting his bloviating all over everywhere, by stating the OBVIOUS which we've talked about here for weeks.

However, I tend to agree a bit with the premise, but the beauty of this primary so far, is that pundit predictions keep getting proved wrong.

We shall see, won't we?

MKJ

[Sarah Ibarruri]

3. I'm just grateful to God that SOMEBODY is speaking the truth so the little people UNDERSTAND

how they've been screwed by corporations. This is a lesson. It's also why large corporations block him, and refuse to publish his words or televise him (media corporations). Through grass roots the word is getting out that the people have been manipulated and hurt by corporations. I'm so grateful for this!!!