John Edwards Raises Most Money In Southern States (More than top 3 Repubs Combined) [View All]

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Edwards is the candidate who can win the South, and he appeals to the independents/undecideds and unaffiliated voters. And in head to head matchups, he is the only Democrat to beat EVERY REPUB.

Dems need to understand the power of a candidate who can bring the South onboard. There are lots of electoral votes in the South.

This election is about which Democrat can WIN in Nov 2008 against the Republicans. IMHO Edwards is the best candidate who can do this.

LINK

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18435016/

WASHINGTON - North Carolina’s John Edwards says he’s the only Democratic presidential candidate with any chance of winning the coveted South.
If early fundraising is any indication, he might be right.

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Counting only Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, Edwards raised $2,723,000. That’s more than six times Clinton’s take of $440,471 and nearly four times the $705,650 raised by Obama, according to numbers compiled by PoliticalMoneyLine.org, an online repository of campaign finance data.

Among Republicans, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney led the way with $1,127,484, compared with $603,723 for Arizona Sen. John McCain and $384,500 for Giuliani.
“For Edwards, he’s a Southern guy and there’s a comfort level there,” said John Anzalone, an Alabama-based Democratic pollster. For Clinton and Giuliani, “it’s kind of like the Pace Picante Sauce commercial: They’re from New York City.”
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