EDWARDS supporters and well-wishers only

[Skinner]

This is the official thread for Edwards supporters and well-wishers to discuss his performance in today's primaries, free of disruption.

If you are not an Edwards supporter or a well-wisher, please do not post in this thread. The purpose of this thread is for disruption-free discussion among Edwards supporters. Any negative posts by opponents will be deleted by the moderators. We will open up separate threads where supporters of the other candidates can interact without disruption from opponents.

[jenk]

1. John rules!!!!!!

He did it, WE DID IT!

Now let's look at Oklahoma!!!! We can do it again!

[funky_bug]

2. Congratulations!

I'm ready for the media to stop calling our candidate for us! I am very happy for Edwards and Co. Congratulations, from the bottom of my heart!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

Nobody loves trial lawyers like I do!

Congrats to the Edwards folks! :thumbsup:

[bearfartinthewoods]

31. why, thank ya darhlin'.......................just practicing my 'southern'

:grin:

[DjTj]

3. Yeaaaarrrgh!

[jenk]

4. 2 for tuesday

C'mon Oklahoma!!!

[liberalnurse]

5. I hope Edwards whips Kerry into the next century.....

He has moxie.....

[katieforeman]

14. I'm from Ohio too..

and I think Edwards is the Democrat most likely to win our state in the general election.

[ShaneGR]

32. So am I

Akron, looks like we're gonna be doing some campaigning here.

[funky_bug]

56. You and me both! n/t

[katieforeman]

6. Well done!

This is the first step for Democrats taking back the White House.

[mlawson]

22. I like the way you put that!

:D

[Jerseycoa]

7. Good job.

:toast:

[chocolateeater]

8. Congratulations on a job well done!

:toast:

[BlondieK143]

9. Well done!

Congrats to all Edwards supporters!!

[Punkingal]

10. Congratulations!

Edwards said he had to win, and he did! That took a lot of guts, and I admire him tremendously for having such courage.

[DjTj]

27. He called his shot.

Nothing better than putting all your eggs in one basket and then getting to eat them all!

[anti-bush]

11. YEAH!!!

Woooo hooooo!!!!!

WOW! I love this.

CNN reports he won by a huge margin in white and moderate voters. We also won Black voters too. Over 40% of all voters were black.

[jenk]

16. so much for Clyburn

:)

[mlawson]

23. Yeah, a win like this wasn't in their plans, I guess.

Hope, now. We have hope. I gotta make a beer run...

[spooky3]

46. Actually I think he helped Kerry. Kerry is getting a higher %

than I would have expected, and a higher % among African American voters than John Edwards was per reports on CNN.

[DjTj]

53. Clyburn predicted an Edwards win...

...on Crossfire today, I think.

So I guess he knows what he's talking about, even if he couldn't win it for Kerry. He probably made a lot of phone calls and people told him they were voting for Edwards.

[spooky3]

60. it bugged me to read in the W. Post about how long Clyburn

kept stringing candidates along (including Edwards' numerous attempts to get his endorsement), while making fun of their entreaties. It appeared that he really enjoyed having them court him, even while he ridiculed them for doing so. I don't know much about him, but it was not a pretty picture. I don't know whether this was unfair media spin. But I am glad it didn't keep Edwards from winning.

[Dob Bole]

91. Minority voters on Edwards...

People talking about it on CNN...we had a poll on DU, before Clark was even on the map, and Edwards has always been the most popular among minorites, followed by Kucinich.

[blm]

12. Congrats. We have one helluva team, folks!!!!!

.

[jenk]

18. most underrated team in the campaign

Baldick has done a great job with this campaign

[sandnsea]

13. Congratulations guys!!!

He kicked some butt!!

[curse10]

15. Good luck!

I haven't checked results yet, but I hope he does well in SC!

[jean]

17. Solid win - congrats to everyone!

[Darranar]

19. YES! GO EDWARDS!

[manchu]

20. Outstanding!!

I think this will give Edwards the boost he needs to become a big player in this thing. Go John Go!!

[bluestateguy]

21. Congratulations Team Edwards!

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

24. Just got an email from the Edwards folks saying a new poll

had him beating Bush!

I'd be more than happy to have a President Edwards.

[bearfartinthewoods]

37. yep.......by two points and that's with only 'middlin' coverage

just watch what he does with any spotlight!

[Old and In the Way]

25. Glad to see John win in SC.....he is a class act.

Congratulation Edwards supporters!

[genius]

26. Congratulations

Grat job.

[Mrs. Overall]

28. Will Edwards be coming to WA State before the caucus this Saturday?

I would love to see him if he campaigns here!

[cindyw]

29. Congratulations Edwards and supporters.

I think Edwards will be on the ticket. I think this just solidified this (unless Clark takes Oklahoma). Anyway, this is great.

[chimpymustgo]

30. Oh What A Night ! (The Dells)

Same as after Iowa.

[blm]

103. heheh...I wondered where you were.

Groundwork....heh. ;)))))))))

[JohnKleeb]

124. They deserve a lot of credit

in OK they nearly pulled it off, and won in SC and got delegates in to my knowledge at least two other states. You done well tonight Edwards people, and you and your guy should be proud. I like John, hes a good guy with a nice message that resonates with the everyday citizen. He also is a fellow southerner :D who speaks the language :D. I love how he is willing to talk about poverty which truly is a problem in this country.

[patricia92243]

33. Congratulations Edwards supporters in SC

[leyton]

34. Wow!

I truly thought Kerry was coming to get him in South Carolina. I like them both, but I'm glad to see Edwards was able to kick butt here. Didn't expect the margin to be this good! (Knock on wood...)

[spooky3]

35. Thanks to our dear AP who is working hard for John in SC!

[Fabio]

36. Congratulations to Edwards Supporters!

from a JK guy. I hate how this complicates things for us, but like the way he has run. (2nd) Best of luck in following days. :-)

[MuseRider]

38. Congratulations on the first

to report! Way to go! Edwards seems to be such a nice guy. Good luck in the other states.

[CalProf]

39. Congratulations to Edwards and his supporters!

A fine victory in South Carolina. Well done.

[maddezmom]

40. Good Luck to Edwards and supporters

It's all about ABB in the end for me. :pals:

[Rowdyboy]

41. Way cool, people!

Couldn't happen to a better guy!

[oasis]

42. Hard work pays off. Congratulations.

[progressivebydesign]

43. Congrats to Edwards and his supporters!!

I'm really thrilled for you all. I hope he stays in this race and keeps fighting. I'm a Dean person, but I really like Edwards a lot, too.

[SadEagle]

44. Congratulations on the amazing performance tonight...

Even breaking that 45% mark, perhaps?

[Duncan Grant]

45. Best wishes to the Edwards supporters!

Woo-Hoo! :toast:

[laruemtt]

47. congratulations

to john and his supporters!

[JohnLocke]

48. Edwards is the Man!!

[frustrated_lefty]

49. Congratulations guys!

You did what you needed to in SC, good job. :)

[ModerateMiddle]

50. Congratulations!

What a wonderful win!

[k_blagburn]

51. YEAH FOR JEdwards

He was my first choice till Clark announced. I am glad he is doing so well. He is still my 2nd choics.

:yourock: :toast: :bounce:

[democracy eh]

52. congrats on the SC victory

he connected with the voters and he earned it

lets see how the rest of the contests unfold

:toast:

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[sistersofmercy]

55. Congratulations to John Edwards and his supporters!

Senator Edwards is great! :toast:

[Lurking Dem]

57. Congrats on SC, folks!

Will the media try to claim it was not decisive?

[NNN0LHI]

58. Told you all. Edwards is the one to watch

His supporters did a great job, and it shows.

Don

[PretzelWarrior]

59. I love it! I'm happy for him after Iowa and now this.

can make the case for a decent showing in NH as well. I think John Edwards has a bright future for the Dem party no matter what happens. Thanks to JOHN EDWARDS for such a great and positive message! I see Edwards taking away votes from Dean in Virginia. I see Dean faltering in Michigan and perhaps winning or coming close in Washington.

[madmax]

61. Congratulations John Edwards

and a :toast: to all his supporters. :hi:

[leyton]

62. Delegates - around 30 for JRE, 20 for JFK

looks like with these percentages, applying the fifteen percent rule:

Edwards - 45% of the vote --> 61% of viable votes --> 33 delegates
Kerry - 29% of the vote --> 39% of viable votes --> 22 delegates

[MaineDem]

63. Congrats!

I'm happy for the Edwards camp on this win! :)

[kentuck]

64. Edwards found the secret issue!

Nafta and the trade treaties.

[PretzelWarrior]

65. you may be right.

I really don't mind if Edwards wins it all, but I am salivating at a Kerry/Edwards ticket with Wesley Clark as Sec of Def. HOLY SHEEET! What a deal!

[seaglass]

66. Congrats to Edwards and his supporters!

A well-deserved win.

[mlawson]

67. Check out OK, guys!!!!

CNN says it's a three way tie?????

[citizen snips]

100. Edwards has a good chance to get OK.

n/t

[bluedog]

68. good job

Wishing Edwards and his supporters luck...he did a great job..

[rumguy]

69. That speech he just gave sent shivers up and down my spine...

Damn, it was good and very evocative...thing is I saw a young girl on the bus today, with her mom...and I started thinking about how her life would end up...and well John's speech just brought it all back....

[NNN0LHI]

70. Yea it was good n/t

[mlawson]

71. Wait until his speech at the convention!!

That will really do it! :D

[THUNDER HANDS]

72. congratulations Edwards supporters

Excellent victory in South Carolina. I'm glad if anyone was gonna beat John Kerry it was Edwards. He's really, really good. :)

[jenk]

73. That speech was REMARKABLE!!!!

Even repug Joe Scarborough had to pick his jaw up off the floor!

WOW!

[rumguy]

74. yep, scarby was falling all over himself in praise of JRE - n/t

[mlawson]

76. No TV here in my office. What was better about this speech?

Clintonesque?? Spellbinding?? I can't wait to see it later tonight!

[NNN0LHI]

77. Yes I would call it Clintonesque. Maybe even better. Short and sweet n/t

[DjTj]

80. He threw in some stories about real people...

...and weaved them into the "Two Americas" theme.

You could see the emotion and the confidence in his eyes.

I taped it and I'll have to watch it again.

[spooky3]

90. Thanks to everyone who's wished us well. Also, JE is doing better

in all the primaries than the ARG polls predicted, so far (knock on wood). Zogby is WAY off on South Carolina but closer in MO.

[bhunt70]

75. Edwards is a very good speaker. Congrats on his success

[jansu]

78. Great News! Keep up the good work!

It is so important that no one drops out of this primary season, until the Convention. The more candidates which remain in, the more the debates will be covered, the more the media will cover each primary election in each state and it is working. We are getting our message across to most Americans! The Republican Primary in NH, 15% of them did NOT vote for Bush. The majority of them wrote in one of our Democratic candidates names. This is the good news! Support all of your opponents supporters to vote their choice and keep this process going until the Convention! For the good of America!

The media is calling for candidates to drop out. It is expensive for them to cover all of this. But, this is free advertising for our party! If it is only one person, we won't be getting this coverage and Bush will get more of it.

Remember that every delegate which we get, means we have some input into the party platform and the choice for Vice President.

Tell all of your friends and your opponents to keep everyone in!

[Rowdyboy]

79. The Victory Speech was remarkable!

His cadence was perfect, his tone perfect, his subject matter moving. Had he spoke longer, tv viewers would have stopped looking.

Could not have done a better job. I am HIGHLY IMPRESSED

[Razoor]

81. I have been very impressed with Edwards

I like watching John Edwards speak. kinda reminds me of Clinton.
his speech tonight was very uplifting and showed hope.

[flpoljunkie]

82. Congratulation to native son John Edwards for a win in South Carolina!

Great speech tonight from a gifted speaker.

[Dob Bole]

83. We're gonna go to Oklahoma, and then Georgia, and

Yeaaaagh!!!!!!!!!

[curse10]

84. Edwards is doing great in OK!

He's giving Clark a run for his money!

[fujiyama]

85. Congratulations Edwards supporters!

Looks like your guy is having a great night!

I mean here's a first term senator...hasn't got a whole hell of a lot of press coverage and BAM! He's beating Bush in polls now!

Hell YEAH!

[Columbia]

86. Go Edwards!!!

Yeehaw!!!

[genius]

87. Good luck. I'm hoping Edwards does well in the other states too.

It looks like a three-way tie for 2nd in Deleward. But Edwards looks like he's coming in second everywhere but the state he won big. This is good news. He needs to campaign big in California. To win California, he'll need to reverse himself on Yucca.

[dawn]

88. Hell yeah!! Go Edwards!

I knew he could do it!

I just got home from my boring job, so I missed the victory speech. I hope one of the networks will re-play it.

[Leilani]

89. Congragulations to all Edward supporters

Your guy did a great job in South Carolina.

[Dob Bole]

92. Oh Balls!!!!

CNN just projected a Kerry win in OK!

[mlawson]

93. What?????

Dont do that to me!

[spooky3]

95. are you sure they didn't say DE or MO?

Clark is up with 31% and Edwards close behind.

[citizen snips]

94. HOT DAMN Edwards is doing great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think We will pull off a win in OK.

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[spooky3]

96. He's beating all the ARG and Zogby predictions in every state, so far.

[citizen snips]

97. That is great!!!

n/t

[DjTj]

98. He is a really good closer...

...A lot of those people that decide in the last few days go for Edwards...

It's the Johnny-mentum! Palmetto-mentum? Sooner-mentum?

[mlawson]

99. That will be reassuring to know, in November!

But he gotta get nominated, first. That still might be harder than beating bush. I feel MUCH better tonight about it, though.

[Zech Marquis]

101. if not for tihs stupid head cold of mine

I'd be out dancing in the streets :bounce: 45 percent in SC?! :wow: :toast: And in a dead heat tie in OKLAHOMA?! :wow: This is going to make the Virginia Primary VERY VERY VERY INTERESTING!!!

To the SC Edwards voters, outstanding job!

[citizen snips]

102. Count me in.

But I don't have a cold and I am very excited!!!!!!!

[Hippo_Tron]

104. Question for Edwards supporters, how did he do it?

I'm amazed at this guy who got damn near no attention by the media and didn't seem financially sound in the early stages. Yet he's shocked everybody and pulled up to second in the race? I think Edwards' comeback is really more astonishing than even John Kerry's leap to the front over Dean.

[mlawson]

106. As they say, he has found his 'sweet spot'.

His personality, his message, his optimism, for starters. I have not been to see him live yet, but I hear that he has charisma; a magnetic personality. That is what we need to beat bush!!

[DjTj]

110. He connects with people.

...with regular working people.

His message really touches peoples' lives ands tugs at their heartstrings.

I don't think people can hear him speak and not feel like he has to be President.

[spooky3]

111. my opinions

He has many assets needed to be a front runner but was not taken seriously by the press and consequently by the public. Once he got some attention in Iowa, those assets could shine.

He knew he had to have a strong platform so he developed a great one & put it at his website and made booklets to take to his stump speeches. He knows most people are put to sleep by detailed discussion of policy (sad but true) so rather than attempt to give them all his details, he keeps his message simple, and gives details during Q&A, or refers people to his booklets.

He knew Iowa would be critical so he gambled and spent a LOT of time there. When Dean and Gephardt beat each other up, he was charming people one-on-one. It gave him a better showing than he would have gotten in NH.

Now he's capitalized on that in SC and maybe elsewhere. Can he keep it going? If he can it will overcome the "he's not electable" whine.

[PurityOfEssence]

105. Hugs and kisses, y'all!

Let's hope Oklahoma holds; that's truly the story if it does, because it shows him taking a thoroughly red state far from home. That rural plank is a corker, all right.

Good luck, Johnny!!!

[mlawson]

109. If Oklahoma holds, Edwards will have several days of media

attention, which is worth tens of thousands of votes or much more. This is beginning now to remind me of the primary season on 1992. But my question is, would that be enough to loosen the Dem establishment's committment to Kerry?

[mvd]

107. His South Carolina speech was one of the best I've heard in..

..a long time! Very inspiring. I like him a lot. He makes me feel good like Clinton did.

[Zech Marquis]

113. I missed his victory speech

because I didn't get home from work until 9pm :( But I did have my VCR recording CNN from 7 to 8pm--when did he makke the speech?

[Feanorcurufinwe]

108. Congratulations JE and supporters on a big win in SC!

You deserve it.

[Mel]

112. I have to say

first off he's my Senator so I'm a little bias. I do have a soft spot in my heart for the way he debates.
Seeing him do what he did to Pickerton (judicial hearing) did my heart good! Pickerton got slammed by Edwards it was a site to behold. I would so love to see him do that to *Bush! It was sweet I tell you it was some of that good old Southern charm with a sharp mind :spank: u :spank:U I really do like that about him! I also might add that Hillary had his back too it was beautiful she set it up and Johnny went in for the :spank:!

You did good Johnny!:) Go Johnny! GO!

[mvd]

114. I appreciate his Southern charm, too

In fact, if Dean doesn't get it, Edwards would be my new fave.

[dansolo]

115. I wouldn't have any trouble voting for Edwards

He can emerge from the primary basically undamaged. That would be very good for the Democratic Party.

[DrFunkenstein]

116. Another Kerry Supporter Saying We Think You're Alright!

I've always liked Clark, but if it wasn't going to be Kerry, I'd want it to be Edwards. He just seems like a thoroughly decent, hard working guy and I'd be proud to have him as my President.

Congrats on SC!!!

[ochazuke]

117. Tonight proves Edwards is the more electable

By his showing in SC and OK! ANY Democrat winning in '04 would carry Iowa and New Hampshire. But to be sure of carrying swing states, our guy has gotta appeal to people in states like OK and SC where we probably don't even stand a chance of winning.

[arewethereyet]

118. Well I was hoping for two but I'll take 1

Feels good to get a win under the belt going forward !

Darn thats a close one in Oklahoma. Oh well.

[AlFrankenFan]

119. Good job Edwards in SC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now lets beat Clark in OK!!!!!!!!!!! Or get a close second :D

[George_Bonanza]

120. Match of the Two Johns

I really like John Edwards and it's pretty much impossible to really root against him. I congratulate him and I think it's pretty clear by now that he's the Kerry alternative.

[quaker bill]

121. Congratulations

On a win in SC and a dead heat in OK! I really liked John's victory speech.

If Dean's is not in the race on March 9, John Edwards has my vote.

Congratulations on a great night!

[DjTj]

122. CALLING EDWARDS SUPPORTERS! The battle moves to VA and TN...

You can help the campaign by writing letters!

http://www.johnedwards2004.com/letter_tn.asp

http://www.johnedwards2004.com/letter_va.asp

If you live in Tennessee or Virginia, you can sign up and organize with other supporters:

http://www.wintennessee.com/

http://www.winvirginia.com/

If we win these states, we will be well on our way to winning this nomination. It's our time now!

[windansea]

123. congrats fellow warriors!!

good win in SC!!!

[Lindsey]

125. Thrilled that John's still in it!

Way to go on his big win!

[elsiesummers]

126. Edwards did great.

The lead in SC was big and he has a good foundation to move forward.

[Adjoran]

127. I decided last night

to vote for Edwards. It appears most of the late deciders here (SC) did, too. He won going away.

His strong showing in OK and his other clear seconds should help get the donations flowing again.

I noticed tonight that Kerry only won where the contests weren't intense. Where he was seriously challenged, he lost.

I think this race is wide open again. Never mind the media. They said Dean was unstoppable less than a month ago. Then Kerry became unstoppable. With them, it's just the flavor of the week.

I finally came around, although I had things I liked and also reservations about each of the candidates. My most important issue is winning in November. I searched my heart, and asked myself, which guy makes me WANT to vote for him?

The tiebreaker was Edwards' ad from Iowa. It was the kind of positive and uplifting message that I think Democrats must offer the nation, if we want to win.

If Dean should take Washington state on Saturday, and John wins Virginia and Tennessee next week, the conventional wisdom will be once again proven long on convention and short on wisdom.

The media question will then be, "Is Edwards just a regional candidate?" I think the bounce from the wins will help him emerge as the clear alternative as the primaries progress, despite the media spin that it's over.

[Piperay]

128. Congratulations to Edwards

and all his supporters! :thumbsup:

[PATRICK]

129. A good night and the game is still on

Lost in the media sportscasting blitz full of misinterpretations and mis-characterizations was the fact that no knockout sweep had occurred, that the next states do matter, that personal campaign concentration does count against other factors. Edwards message and charisma are overwhelming strengths if things loosen up the preconceptions even more.

It was always going to be this hard though, weathering the early rounds where the rabbits( a track and field term) and the favorites start to leave openings for a newcomer who won't get down into the negative and proves how he could sweep the nation and lead from the bully pulpit. If he can prove victorious against the fine and formidable candidates left in the race he will have proven himself very well. And it will be a crushing victory come November.

There has been an attempt to make our challenge into one stemming from wild fear and anger. Edwards' candidacy alone proves our party is far greater than that, and a repudiation of the wasted, backward four years of death and fear that is a war against a humane future.

A great accomplishment. I hope we get to make a choice in New York because it has yet to dawn on people that they have an exciting choice in Edwards. He is still the overlooked candidate or he would be in the lead here.