Reply #14: No, they're not counting on 2nd any more than they were counting on.. [View All]

[FlyingSquirrel]

1st in Iowa. (Many of his supporters were really hoping, but that's different than the candidate actually saying it.) But I think JE is really hoping for a second-place win in NH regardless of what his campaign's official stance is, because the way he's talking shows that he knows his best chance for victory is to turn it into a two-person race. If HRC gets second place then it's still 3-way with him way behind on money and publicity. If he gets second place, HRC could really start losing support, while he would have the clear momentum and could call himself the main alternative to Obama. Start getting some serious donations and media attention (finally). Third place... I wouldn't be giving up, but it starts to look like even more of an uphill battle than it already is.