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Would Hillary Have Won Iowa Without Edwards?
pajamasmedia.com - 8/13/2008
Would Hillary Have Won Iowa Without Edwards?
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A close look at the numbers.

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INSTAPUTZ:  Sad.

TalkLeft:  Edwards, Iowa, Rumors , Denials, and What If's?

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Sad.
INSTAPUTZ — ... I was wrong. If the Atlantic's Clinton memos revealed anything, it's that, contra Ms. Merritt, Senator Clinton's campaign was doomed from the get-go. ...

Edwards, Iowa, Rumors , Denials, and What If's?
TalkLeft — ... I have an article at Pajamas Media today, Reframing Iowa without Edwards. It points out that the operative time period for the inquiry is October, 2007, when news of his affair was first reported and he issued his first denial. The question is what if he dropped out then? To answer it, there are many more factors to consider besides second choice candidate preferences on the eve of the January 3 caucuses or during entrance polling, as others have focused on. ...

NY Times on Lawyers' Involvement in John Edwards' Mess
TalkLeft — ... Not only did his staying in the race change its dynamic, even if it didn't affect the outcome, which we'll never know, had he become the nominee and this came out now or in the fall, the Democrats would never win in November and we'd be looking at another four years of Republican rule. That he took that risk which affected all Democrats based on arrogance and ego makes me very angry. ...

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