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Edwards vows to fight on in N.H.
By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer
17 minutes ago
1-3-8


WASHINGTON - Democrat John Edwards told The Associated Press that the Iowa caucus showed that voters are choosing change over the status quo, and he vowed a vigorous campaign into New Hampshire.

Edwards, who lost a close race to Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, said he would continue running as the candidate for middle-class Americans.

"I mean, we were grotesquely outspent in Iowa five-to-one and the fact that I'm as strong as I am now under these circumstances indicates that this message of change and standing up for corporate greed and fighting for the middle class and jobs really matters," the 2004 vice presidential nominee said in an interview with The Associated Press

He said he would distinguish himself from Obama in New Hampshire by arguing that he is the candidate who can deliver the change that voters have shown they want.

"I"m going to fight for that change," he said via telephone from his hotel room in Iowa. "I've fought for it my entire life. I have a long history of fighting powerful interests and winning."

"What's clear from the Iowa caucus results is that change won and the status quo lost," Edwards said. "And the fight is now to see if we are going to get the change we need to save the middle class in this country."

N.H. should get interesting. Any predictions?

Close race between Edwards and Obama.
The media sweetheart spell on Clinton has been broken.
If Clinton doesn't do very well in NH, she becomes the dark horse.

NH tends to be pretty difficult for southern democrats, but after iowa, it looks pretty good for edwards...

Clinton ain't dead yet - polls for a lot of the other early states still have her in the lead. That might change because of iowa, but that damn name will serve to keep her afloat at least until feb. 5th.

I still don't understand obama's draw - His healthcare plan has gaping holes, and his transparancy stances aren't as strong as they used to be, but as long as clinton isn't the nominee, I won't think twice about voting democratic.

Obama represents change.
This single idea trumps everything else.
Even without knowing what the man stands for, he represents an image of change.

His debating skills could use some work, if you call the farces we have debates. He can be an electrifying speaker tho, the likes of which we haven't seen for a long time. It goes a long way. There's still some hope that the general election candidates might engage in some old fashioned 90 minute debates/speeches at Cooper Union. It would be a great forum for his talents.

unless it's scripted, he just sounds so unsure of himself all the time... all the um's and uh's... he seems like he's a step away from stuttering and stammering... i figure it's because he's choosing his words carefully, and he rarely gaffes drasticly, but its hard for me to listen to... I have heard his scripted stuff, and he pulls that off pretty well.

I know what you mean, but I think that was a little bit of a lack of confidence that you saw. I believe as his confidence grows, his debating skills will follow. I remember going to see him at a townhall meeting here right after he was elected to the Senate. At this meeting, he took questions from the audience and I don't recall hearing any um's and uh's and that wasn't scripted at all. This man definitely has charisma. I felt at that meeting that he was speaking directly to me and that we were having a one on one talk. Any time I have heard him speak live, I have come away impressed.