Edwards Plots Delegate Strategy (plus which states he is targeting)

[jackson_dem]

As the February 5 primaries approach, ABC News reminds us that battle isn't likely to be over even after 23 states vote that day. "Unlike November's winner-take-all system of electoral votes, Super Tuesday, the Feb. 5 nationwide battle for delegates, is largely proportional and allows multiple candidates within each party to win large swaths of delegates... It is no surprise, given a crowded field and competitive races on both sides that a candidate may not have collected enough delegates to secure the nomination by Feb. 5."

That's a major reason why John Edwards pledges to campaign all the way until the convention. He can still pick up many delegates.

Meanwhile, an aide to Edwards tells The Note that the campaign "is having a high-level meeting on Wednesday to plot Feb. 5 strategy, with targets including California (by far the most delegate-rich state), Oklahoma, Kansas, North Dakota, Missouri, and Tennessee. It’s either pick up enough delegates to play kingmaker, or hope the dynamics change sufficiently for Edwards to get back in the game."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2008/01/23/edwards_plots_delegate_strategy.html

[Le Taz Hot]

1. If he's going to target Calfiornia he DAMNED well

better start opening up offices here. At the very least in the major cities. They should be phone banking NOW. If they can't afford offices, the organization should have been in place for home phone-banking in the form of phone trees. As it is, Hillary is the only one who has an office here in Central California and she's got the "blessings" of Art Torres, that POS (my usual moniker when typing that name).

[jackson_dem]

3. Are you sure he doesn't?

He has three in my big state and this state is in the bag for Hillary.

[Infinite Hope]

2. As a Minnesota county Dem official, I say it'd be a mistake to not play in Minnesota. He has a lot..

...of support among local party officials, members and even elected officials who simply aren't prepared to endorse any candidate.