Edwards Won Big Yesterday. By now he is probably tied with Obama for the lead in Iowa. It is Hillary who is the one in trouble. Edwards is doing great.
Reviews Are In - Part 2: Des Moines Register Debate
Dec 13, 2007 5:15 PM
CNN Focus Group Declared Edwards the Winner.
A CNN focus group of 23 undecided registered Democrats in Iowa who watched the debate declared John Edwards the winner of the debate. CNN's Mary Snow: "Twenty-three registered Democrats came in here undecided. We asked them who they felt performed the best in this debate and they concluded they felt that John Edwards performed the best, with Senator Clinton right behind him. Now of course, this is unscientific, but also the other question posed to them. If the election were held today, who would you vote for? And in that question, John Edwards came in first, Senator Barack Obama second, and Senator Clinton came in third." Those participating in the CNN dial group said they would vote for Edwards. "If you were going to vote today, for whom would you vote?": Edwards 39%, Obama 26%, Clinton 22%. [CNN, 12/13/07]
CNN: Edwards' Answer on Education Was One of Debate's Strongest Moments.
CNN's Mary Snow: "Also when the candidates were talking about education, that really resonated with the people here in this room, 23 registered democrats who are undecided. Take a look at how they responded when John Edwards was talking about his education plans." Video of Edwards: "We need to radically change No Child Left Behind. And if that doesn't work, we should get rid of it." Snow: "Those were two of the strongest moments." [CNN, 12/13/07]
NBC's Chuck Todd: "Edwards Seemed To Do a Good Job of Talking to Iowans Specifically."
"Edwards seemed to do a good job of talking to Iowans specifically; he strikes me as being the John Edwards of late 2003; Could he be on a similar comeback trail that he experienced in '03 in Iowa? Time will tell." [http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/13/514795.aspx]
TIME's Mark Halperin: Edwards "displayed with mechanized efficiency the same confidence and warm populism that he has nearly perfected on the campaign trail. Grade: A-"
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