pointsoflight
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Sat Jan-05-08 12:18 AM
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55. Probably not, actually. |
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I'm annoyed that Kucinich did this, too. But the reality is that Kucinich didn't have enough votes to have a big impact (polling at 1-2%). On top of that, Obama only went from 35% (entry poll) to 38% (final tally) when the second choices were figured in. Edwards saw a much bigger gain. So the reality is that despite what Kucinich did, Edwards gained the most from the second-choice reallocation, not Obama. Obama's supporters were there for him going in--he brought out the new voters and young voters just as promised.
Oh, and I say all of this as a strong Edwards supporter. That's just the reality, unfortunately, as much as I hoped Edwards would pull it off.
No worries, lets just hope that Obama and Edwards relegate Hillary to 3rd again.
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