[Brandon]

What's the reason for Edward's surge?? I always thought he was the greatest threat to Bush.

That might be the reason. No matter what we all like to think, Dems aren't stupid. They want to win. If Edwards carries his own state (I know, that's not guaranteed) and everything else stays the same as it was in '00, he wins the general election.

The other thing is that Edwards has been running as the "nice" guy (which as a trial lawyer he's had a lot of practice at), while Kerry, Gephardt and Dean were ripping each other to shreds. That may have helped him.

[Kevin Curry]

Edwards also picked up the surprise endorsement of the Des Moines Register. I believe that gave him a late boost.

Harkin should be mortified. His endorsement amounted to squat.

[dawn53]

But in the polls, he doesn't carry his own state against Bush. At least not now.

[Mo1]

The other thing is that Edwards has been running as the "nice" guy (which as a trial lawyer he's had a lot of practice at), while Kerry, Gephardt and Dean were ripping each other to shreds. That may have helped him.

Did you know that Edwards use to defend Big Corporate when he first started practicing law?

I wonder how the Dems feel about that?