Reply #21: Illinois [View All]

[FrenchieCat]

does not the 50 states make. When your opponent is from Maryland and an extremist nutjob, your chances of winning are greatly increased. I give Barack credit for his win, but I don't lose touch with reality.

In reference to Clark, who spent exactly 4 months on the campaign trail prior to the first vote (and didn't contest Iowa...which would be why he missed the momentum that the two winners there got) did awfully well considering the facts I have just cited. Coming in 1 in one state that was not his own....was something that only Kerry accomplished besides Clark. Clark won 2nd place in the southwest on Mini tuesday....a great accomplishment considering that he received very little free media publicity...as it was all a Kerry, Kerry, Edwards, Dean's scream fest.

No, I must disagree with you. Clark did damn well...when one looks at the facts and not just at the results.

Also remember that Clark cashed in his chip when he saw the writing on the wall. Just because Edwards stayed in (although his chances of winning were just so slim...and no, he won no primaries by staying in....just the VP spot) longer than Clark, doesn't mean Clark didn't do well. Edwards, even with all of the publicity (positive at that) he received after Iowa...still couldn't best Clark in New Hampshire. It was close, but Edwards had the advantage of just having come out of Iowa in 2nd place.

Those are eventual facts that cannot be lost in any analysis made about Clark's results during the primaries.