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...Edwards pushed as hard as he could ahead of the New Hampshire primary, holding more than 20 events in four days to make his populist pitch that he is the only genuine "change" candidate in the race. But after a surprise second-place showing in the Iowa caucuses, the former North Carolina Senator failed to parlay that momentum into a stronger-than-expected showing in the New Hampshire primary. Edwards came in third place, garnering around 17% of the vote behind Hillary Clinton's 39% and Barack Obama's 37%. "Up until now one half of 1% of the country...
...Indeed, listening with a straight face as Romney's advisers talk about the value of second-place finishes in the first two states, of being "competitive" rather than winning, demands a bit of amnesia. The Romney campaign's highly focused strategy was always on winning in Iowa and New Hampshire and Michigan and then riding the momentum created by those victories to wins in the bigger states on Jan. 29 and Feb. 5. That was the way Romney was going to overcome his low name recognition nationally against celebrity opponents like McCain and Rudy Giuliani. Now the momentum belongs...
...fact that Romney can fund a long campaign from his own bank account, it doesn't seem all that foolish to stay in the race, no matter how bleak his prospects might seem today. In a year when a little known Baptist minister can come from nowhere to win Iowa, a left-for-dead septuagenarian can claw out a comeback win in New Hampshire, and when Hillary Clinton can begin the day fighting back rumors that she's dropping out the race and end it by delivering a victory speech - anything is possible. And Mitt Romney might just find those...
...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...