Sunday, January 27, 2008
Edwards Finding a Home in Third Place
After the results of the South Carolina Primary, Edwards found himself yet again in third place. He received only 18% of the vote in a Primary that Barack Obama ran away with. This must have come as a surprise to Edwards, who actually won South Carolina in 2004. Edwards has insisted that he will stay in the race until the end. He even added that "in the last couple of weeks he has received the most online contributions of his entire campaign". Edwards is pouring most of his money and energy into Super Tuesday, but appears to be outmatched by Obama and Clinton. By staying in the race,Edwards, who may be the deciding factor in the Democratic race, is positioning himself to receive a Cabinet position. The 10-15% of the votes he is receiving will be viewed as votes stolen from these other two leading candidates. The one whom has the least votes stolen will most likely win the seat. Thus, Edwards is making himself a very significant factor in the race either Democratic front runner will run.
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Edwards coming in at third place has been interesting to watch. His struggle against Barack Obama when Edwards had merely 18% of the vote. His courage and persistence to stay in the race is by far the most interesting aspect about his campaign. It seems like a huge struggle for Edwards to compete with Obama and Clinton.
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