Word: iowa
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...high school, the former vice presidential candidate has been in almost this exact same position before. In 2004 he won an insurgent silver in Iowa only to place a brutal fourth in New Hampshire, winning just one primary after that, his home state of South Carolina, before dropping out. "We're much stronger than we were last time, that's clear," Edwards said in an interview with TIME. "I mean we have more support, we have better organization and I'm very encouraged by all that." His third place showing in New Hampshire this time around, though, still makes...
...That year, Brown won five primaries and forced former Massachusetts Senator Paul Tsongas from the race before losing Michigan and New York to Clinton. But in many ways Brown had an advantage Edwards does not: an elongated schedule. Brown's candidacy surged in March, well after the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary. This cycle more than 20 states will hold primaries on February 5, picking 2,075 convention delegates - or 51% of those needed to win the nomination. "Once this thing gets down to two the press always spend more time on the alternative," said Joe Trippi, a senior...
...compete Edwards accepted public financing, a deal that places severe limitations on his ability to keep up with the two celebrity candidates. Instead, Edwards has largely been relying on outside groups funded privately and by unions, and the campaign claims they have seen record online fund raising since Iowa. "Yesterday was our largest fund-raising day online or close to it," Edwards said. "We'll have plenty of money, money won't be an issue...
...meantime, his campaign said there is a silver lining to having a three-person field. "We beat Hillary in Iowa, she beat us here. Obama beat her in Iowa, she beat him here," said Jonathan Prince, Edwards' top strategist. "If you have these results on February 5, no one's the nominee. No one's anywhere near 50 percent... And we think over the long haul we're going to be very competitive...
...Edwards is still betting that the message of change - a message represented by both him and Obama - will decide the campaign. "The two change candidates in Iowa got nearly 70% of the vote between them," Trippi said. "The two change candidates in New Hampshire received nearly 60% of the vote." They are betting that if they can last, they can swing all those votes against Clinton. But, then again, so is Obama...