Saturday, January 31, 2004
Edwards is raising the stakes in Missouri / The importance of Missouri
The Edwards campaign just announced that their candidate has received the endorsements of a majority of Democratic members of the state's House of Representatives including the minority leader and minority whip. This offers some steep competition to Kerry, whose main endorsements have come from prior Missouri senators.
Missouri's primary, though lacking the singular prominence of Iowa or New Hampshire, will be an important indicator about the electoral viability of the Democratic candidate. Missouri is a state with a habit of voting for presidential winners, the last 11 consecutive winners in fact. It's a little bit of everything: a little bit Southern, a little bit Western, a little bit Midwestern. It is an open primary, meaning that independent voters are free to vote. If they turn out in large numbers to support the winning candidate, the Dubya House will have been served a cautionary note.
The Edwards campaign just announced that their candidate has received the endorsements of a majority of Democratic members of the state's House of Representatives including the minority leader and minority whip. This offers some steep competition to Kerry, whose main endorsements have come from prior Missouri senators.
Missouri's primary, though lacking the singular prominence of Iowa or New Hampshire, will be an important indicator about the electoral viability of the Democratic candidate. Missouri is a state with a habit of voting for presidential winners, the last 11 consecutive winners in fact. It's a little bit of everything: a little bit Southern, a little bit Western, a little bit Midwestern. It is an open primary, meaning that independent voters are free to vote. If they turn out in large numbers to support the winning candidate, the Dubya House will have been served a cautionary note.
