EDWARDS Has an EXCELLENT chance at being the nominee

[liberalpragmatist]

Think about it: If Dean wins both Iowa and NH, Edwards is very well-placed at being the alternative. Whoever wins South Carolina will be Dean's opposition. That MAY be Kerry, but probably not. If Kerry loses NH, he's probably out. Either Edwards or Lieberman will win SC, and I think Edwards will get it. With that, he'll emerge as Dean's opposition and it'll become a Dean-Edwards showdown through Super Tuesday. Dean could obviously become the nominee -- he'd be very well-placed; so would Edwards, however. It would be VERY close.

That's why I think it's stupid for people to dismiss Edwards' chances. They're quite decent if Kerry is out of the race, and REALLY good if Gephardt's out.

Of course, for Edwards to be competitive, he'd need a good running mate to tackle the inexperience issue. Kerry might be good, but I doubt he'd take it after going for the Presidency. Chris Dodd may be nice, so could Fmr. Sen. George Mitchell (at least for 1 term) or Carl Levin.