It’s telling how many of the candidates are saying the word “change” today.
Barack obviously owns the word since he talked about it first. He understood this zeitgeist sooner than everybody else. Huckabee also says it and stands for a real change within the Republican party, definitely moreso than Barack would for the Democratic party. [...]

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9:00: Reminder, Dems: Obama, Edwards, Clinton; GOP: Huckabee, Romney, Thompson/McCain/Paul
9:09: Andrea Mitchell calls it a “remarkably bad outcome for Hillary”
9:10: Matthews says the Clinton comeback begins now.
9:11: John Edwards is making an appearance, smiling; [...]

She’s fallen behind to 30%, just 1% to behind Edwards, but nonetheless that could be a big blow to her campaign.
Right now Joe Trippi is spinning this against Hillary on MSNBC and I tend to agree. This really hurts here there.

With 69% reporting, Obama has 35%, and Edwards and Hillary are tied with 31%.
My take? If Obama can raise that number to 39% and push Hillary and Edwards down to 29%…that’s big news. If it stays this close, it will be a HUGE story for Obama, but this doesn’t push Hillary out. Edwards, however, would [...]

The Clinton camp is trying to lower expectations, which is a completely normal tactic, but it rings especially hollow when it comes to Hillary.
From ABC News:
As the presidential candidates engage in furious pre-caucus spin, one of Sen. Hillary Clinton’s most prominent Iowa supporters said Wednesday that she’s already accomplished what she needs to in Iowa [...]

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John Edwards’ Iraq Plan: Let’s Move Next Door
“To me, that is a continuation of the occupation of Iraq,” he said in a 40-minute interview on Sunday aboard his campaign bus as it rumbled through western Iowa.
In one of his most detailed discussions to date about how he would handle Iraq as president, Edwards [...]

So I will probably be dead wrong about all of this, but on the off chance I’m right I will look like a damn genius. :-)
Edwards in 1st
He has been coming on very strong recently, mostly because of Hillary and Obama fatigue. I think the second choice will matter tomorrow, and Edwards is that [...]

This is the last poll before the caucus and it is historically very accurate. That doesn’t mean it will ultimately prove to be dead on, but it’s still VERY good news for his campaign. This is fantastic momentum going into January 3rd and everybody knows it.
From the DMR:
Obama was the choice of 32 percent of [...]

It could be a big day for Edwards, and all because his campaign never lost focus on the little guy.
From Newsweek:
For months, Edwards has been rounding up support in the state’s rural precincts where the front runners have paid less attention. While Obama and Clinton have drawn crowds in the thousands in places like Des [...]

With all the back and forth between Barack and Hillary, is John Edwards in a perfect position to capture Iowa?
I think yes. Here’s why…
Because voters like him…
JOHNSTON, Iowa (CNN) — In interviews conducted immediately after Thursday’s Des Moines Register debate, most of the 23 undecided Democratic voters surveyed said they thought former Sen. John Edwards [...]

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Hillary and Barack are neck and neck, with Edwards pulling in the rear.
From msnbc:
With just slightly more than three weeks until the first nominating contest, three new MSNBC/McClatchy/Mason-Dixon polls show that the Democratic contest isn’t just a dead heat in Iowa — it’s also tied in New Hampshire and South Carolina. In Iowa, Clinton has [...]

A shift is happening, and with Hillary going negative the shift could be even more pronounced in the coming days.
From Rasmussen:
New York Senator Hillary Clinton’s lead over Illinois Senator Barack Obama in South Carolina’s Presidential Primary has disappeared. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the race shows Clinton with 36% of the vote while [...]

But just barely…
With New Hampshire voters set to go to the polls on Jan. 8, Clinton (N.Y.) got 35 percent in the new poll, with Obama (Ill.) close behind at 29 percent. Former senator John Edwards (N.C.) ran third with 17 percent and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson was fourth at 10 percent. Rep. Dennis [...]

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2:07: Only 3 topics will be discussed during the debate: (1) Iran and the lessons of Iraq, (2) relations with China and how they affect us here and [...]

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From the Politico daily newsletter:
Fractured results in the initial primaries and caucuses disrupt Mitt Romney’s plan to rack up a series of convincing wins ahead of the big states where Giuliani expects to run well. It’s harder to build a head of steam when you’re fighting gnats, and any success the also-rans achieve will dilute [...]

It’s interesting. He goes on the offensive and then he’s seen as more credible by 2 to 1. Huh…
He’s also pulling ahead of Hill in polls of likely voters, while technically still being tied for first with her and Edwards when you factor in the margin of error.
From Wash Post:
Iowa Democrats are tilting toward change, [...]