Also, most people think he's going to be the Democratic nominee, so negative attack on him might hurt in the general.  At this point with her, it seems less likely that his barbs will hurt her in her next election- reelection to the Senate in 2012.

Damn it, now I have to give him some money. Thanks Kleeb, you just cost me $50.

Hope you break your streak and are right on that one.

If it fits other places, activists have by and large moved to Obama, while the rural regular voters have tilted Hillary.  

Do you seriously not see how weird this stuff is?  My friendly advice is to start talking, you know policy again.  Talk to actual undecided voters in a town hall.  Start persuading, cut the circle jerks.

A nice piece of writing, well written and reasoned.  Blows most of the committee written editorial board endorsements away.

I am just voting for the person and ideas I believe in, if Edwards gets delegates our voice will be heard.

As my wife said "I think I just want to vote for the best candidate, Edwards."

That's a closer, for sure.

Second day shows the same trend:

Democrat Barack Obama's big lead over rival Hillary Clinton slipped slightly but is still substantial two days before South Carolina's presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.

Obama's lead dipped three points overnight to give him a 39 percent to 24 percent edge over Clinton in the rolling tracking poll. John Edwards climbed four points to reach 19 percent --within striking distance of Clinton and second place.

Thanks for the shout out.  Great diary, as always, and some really good links.

Romney gave the same reason for not seeking re-election in Mass.  Since he was obviously running for President, he probably should have said he was stepping down to spend less time with his family.

I think delegates are actually by congressional dist, so he'll certainly get some.  But 15% statewide is a psychological barrier.

It's also going to be interesting how the racial divide gets spun.  It's going to be hard for the press to ignore the divergence in voting, not that they'll try too hard.

I think his moment on healthcare was even better:

The problem with this argument is you can make exactly the same argument about Social Security," he said of Obama's opposition to mandatory coverage. "What George Bush says is he wants people to be able to get out of the Social Security system, choose, elect to get out of the Social Security system. Well, that's exactly what this argument is."

But then again, I am a wonk wannabe.

Let's get some Myrtle Beach mojo.