If Edwards ran ads in Florida too could he have finished second?

[jackson_dem]

Edwards is running closer to St. Obama (who cheated and ran ads in Florida) than the celebrity is to the other celebrity candidate. Edwards trails by 14 while the celebrity $100 million candidates are separated by twenty points. If an Edwards ad campaign gained him a few points, some of which would come at the expense of Obama would that have been enough for him to finish second?

[Tulkas]

1. no

very few places he can hope to finish second.


Also adds were national adds run on cable stations... Not exactly like "running adds in Florida" nothing targeted to specific media markets or placed on the local stations.

[jackson_dem]

2. Why did the other campaigns not have the "problem" of running ads in Florida?

If Obama were honest he could have run those ads after the Florida primary. Without them he might be at 20% tonight, which would be embarrassing given the hype and expectations surrounding him.

You are clearly an Obamite given your ad comment. Do you think there are very few places Obama can win? I like the Obamite double standard with polls. They matter for Edwards' results but not for the deficits Obama has to Hillary.