It was a good ad. It will likely help Richardson in the polls in IA and NH where he has a shot at coming in 3rd.

While it sounds good to single issue voters I do not agree that total withdrawal is feasible from a military and economic standpoint. In my opinion Iraq will be a very long term situation like Korea and Europe.

Are Matt Stoller and Chris Bowers supporting Richardson now? I was surprised to see them in his campaign ad.

As a historical note Mississippi has had more black United States Senators than any other state. There have been two black U.S. Senators from Mississippi, they were Blanche Kelso Bruce and  Hiram Rhodes Revels.

Hillary Clinton will be one of the strongest nominees the Democratic Party has offered to voters in decades.

In 2004 the Edwards line was that only Edwards could win in the South, Midwest, etc. and that Kerry, Dean, etc. would lose in those states. When it came down to actually voting Edwards himself lost to Kerry in every state in the South except for one (and lost to Clark in Oklahoma). Even after that Kerry put him on the ticket and Kerry lost all of those states as well.

Obama only polls in the 30s in many states compared to 45% to 50% for Clinton and Edwards. It would be extremely difficult for Obama to get enough electoral votes to win.

Edwards did not connect with those voters in 2004 and he is not connecting for 2008.

A push [INSERT NAME HERE] poll on any potential Democratic nominee will have the same results.

The poll internals between Clinton and Obama are so astronomical it is hard to see how he is still ahead of Edwards.

I would not give Obama even an 18% chance of winning in Iowa. I think he will be in a tough fight with Richardson for 3rd.

I stand corrected he lost all but 1 state in the South in 2004. He trails in a poor 3rd place in SC the state he won in 2004.

Edwards has never shown any strength in the South and Midwest. He lost every state in the South to Kerry in the 2004 primaries. Bush won every state in the South over Kerry/Edwards in the general election. This time around Edwards is polling in a weak single digit 3rd and 4th place showings in the South behind Clinton, Obama, and sometimes even Biden and Richardson has started to pull even with Edwards in a fight for 3rd in states like New Hampshire.

If Clinton can get a plan passed with a Medicare opt in it will be as close to UHC as we will get in our lifetimes. It will be UHC for those who want it and for those who prefer private plans they will be allowed to do so and we will have Medicaid and SCHIP for those who cannot afford any plans.

For several months now state polls have shown that Obama would do extremely poorly in general election matchups against various potential GOP nominees. He  often polls only in the 30s compared to the high 40's for Clinton and Edwards. He polls poorly even in the bluest of blue states in the Northeast. Both Clinton and Edwards can put together the electoral votes to win but it would be extremely unlikely that Obama could do so.

I think either Clinton or Edwards have a good shot in OH. I think there is some possibility for KY and WV. I would put AL in the category of a longshot but would not rule out putting resources there.