Big Iowa Endorsement coming for Edwards next week?

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Saturday December 15, 2007 · 12:22 PM PST

2007/12/15 · 12:22

On today's edition of The LiberalOasis Radio Show on WHMP in Western Mass., Glenn Hurowitz, author of the new book, "Fear and Courage in the Democratic Party," reported that former Sen. John Edwards would receive a big endorsement next week:

I talked to a major statewide leader with a large following ... I can't say his name yet, but he told me that he's going to endorse Edwards next week. And I think that could really [make] a significant difference. So I think we're on the cusp of an Edwards surge.

Big endorsements (Al Gore, Sen. Tom Harkin, SEIU and AFSCME) did not seal the deal for Howard Dean in the 2004 Iowa caucuses, leading many to question their value in the modern era.

But with Edwards often squeezed out of the media spotlight in favor of Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, a major endorsement could change the media dynamic.

You can listen to the audio podcast of the LiberalOasis Radio Show here.

Go to the Huffington Post site to get all of the links in the piece.

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Friday December 14, 2007 · 4:09 PM PST

2007/12/14 · 16:09

The media is already setting John Edwards up for a defeat on this weekend if the Register does not endorse him. I think that's a bunch of hogwash. The odds of that paper endorsing John Edwards two times in a row are extremely low, especially when most of its stories about him this year (especially David Yepsen's) have been less than flattering.

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Who will the DesMoines Register Endorse?

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Who will the DesMoines Register Endorse?

Biden

26 votes

Clinton

20 votes

Dodd

2 votes

Edwards

41 votes

Obama

58 votes

Richardson

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Edwards Receives Endorsement from Iraq Veteran and Activist Sergeant John Bruhns

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Wednesday December 12, 2007 · 6:38 PM PST

2007/12/12 · 18:38

"The American people are ready for a complete change from what we have lived through with the disgraceful and tragic presidency of George W. Bush. We need a president that will respect and fight for the rights of all Americans." - John Bruhns

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Tuesday December 11, 2007 · 4:46 AM PST

2007/12/11 · 04:46

...just like they did in 2004, and liberals on the Dailykos and DemocraticUnderground obsess about poll numbers just like they also did in 2004.

Apparently neither group has learned anything since 2004.

Thanks to Peter Hart of the Seattle Times for saying exactly what I have been saying since I told people in 2004 that Dean would tank. Of course they didn't want to hear it then just like they don't know about Clinton and Obama.

Apparently, some people never learn.

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Friday December 07, 2007 · 9:43 PM PST

2007/12/07 · 21:43

This won't be a long diary. I just want to get this thought out, and you can discuss it if you choose.

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Chart a different course in policy and fight against the special interests working against the American people

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Status quo, business as usual, all you have to do is change President not the culture of Washington

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Conciliate to change the tone of Washington and bring the special interests to the table and see if they will do what's good for America

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Edwards: "Voters should be choosing their representatives - not the other way around"

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Tuesday November 27, 2007 · 5:57 PM PST

2007/11/27 · 17:57

That was a part of one of John Edwards' answers to the Common Cause questionnaire about how he would reform the political system. The question dealt with gerrymandering.

Both John Edwards and Barack Obama answered the questionnaire.

Hillary Clinton either feels like she is so entitled to the nomination or so comfortable with the current system that she believes will coronate her, that she didn't bother.

John Edwards tended to be much more specific than Obama.

For example:

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Friday November 16, 2007 · 4:58 PM PST

2007/11/16 · 16:58

Looks like Illinois UAW's clout won out. Doesn't look to be as big of a "win" for Obama as some people think.

Check this out.

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Monday November 12, 2007 · 11:47 AM PST

2007/11/12 · 11:47

All of this effort, just to say the same things about the candidates that many of us have said over and over again. Here are the headlines:

Voters sense both peril and promise in party brands...

Emotions about Hillary Clinton are mixed...

Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani are on opposite sides of the gender divide...

The gender gap may be closing...

Mitt Romney shows potential...

In Rudy Giuliani versus Fred Thompson, the latter evokes more empathy...

John Edwards has promise — and a problem...

Barack Obama and John McCain have work to do...

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Saturday November 10, 2007 · 1:26 PM PST

2007/11/10 · 13:26

This has been discussed a lot today, which surprises me because I didn't see anything noteworthy when I read the Des Moines story this morning. But when I got back online around 2:30pm, the story had blown up into this huge embarrassing event where John Edwards was booed and heckled off the stage. At least that's the way I hear that the BIG MONEY NEWS MEDIA's "Today Show" covered the story, anyway. I didn't see the television report, so it could have been another show other than the "Today Show," but I'm responding to the story itself, not the television show that ran it.

Here's what the Des Moines Register said about the event, that I haven't seen anywhere else:

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Saturday November 03, 2007 · 12:46 PM PDT

2007/11/03 · 12:46

A position that's not influenced by the fact that it is a primary election year?

As with most issues, she never gives a clear and consistent answer on this issue. According to Counterpunch less than one year into the Iraq War:

On her return from a Thanksgiving trip to Afghanistan and Iraq, Senator Hillary Clinton responded to the "how long" question on ABC's This Week with a reminder that the U.S. still has bases in Korea and elsewhere, long after wars have ended.

Thanks for the reminder, Hillary.

She triangulated earlier this Primary Season in an interview with Salon, that I will post later where she said that she does not support permanent bases but she would have to make "those decisions" once she becomes President, but first...

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Saturday October 27, 2007 · 11:36 AM PDT

2007/10/27 · 11:36

If the other candidates want to win, the easiest way for them to stop Hillary Clinton is to get out the meme that "the television media is trying to choose the Democratic nominee."

Hillary Clinton is a part of the power base in DC, and most of the so-called "pundits" on television are made up of former politicos who still have access, contacts, and agendas. Sure, Biden and Dodd have been in DC for a long time, but they aren't a Clinton. It's not the same thing.

The media is trying to choose the Democratic nominee, and have been doing so all year because they know that most people get exposed to the candidates through the television set. Most of the polls reflect the television coverage, because that's how those polled have been exposed to the race.

There isn't anything complicated about it.

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