Fearless New Hampshire Prediction And What It Portends For The Road Ahead

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Order of Finish

1) Kerry

2) Dean

3) Lieberman

4) Edwards

5) Clark

6) Kucinich

7) Sharpton

This finish is devestating for the Dean camp* as the finish in Iowa was devestating for the Clark camp.... Wes Clark needed a a muddled Dean victory in Iowa to increase his chances... Well, Dean needs Edwards or Clark to finish strong in New Hampshire to become the primary southern challenger to Kerry in the souhthern primaries and siphon off votes.... If the Clark and Edwards campaigns collapse Dean and Kerry will be mano on mano in the south and that's a battle Kerry will win....

In short, if Edwards and Clark are knocked out tomorrow night and it becomes a Dean-Kerry race it's over....John Kerry will be the Democratic nominee...

*a couple of points of random points

my girlfriend is for john edwards....as a sane person I am for john edwards too though I like Kerry, Edwards, and Clark equally and all bring gifts and baggage to the table...in case you have to ask what I would do if my girfriend was for bush she wouldn't be my girlfriend....

Dean will not be able to spin a NH seconnd place showing into a win as did Clinton in 92 as Clinton was able to legitimately claim he lost New Hamsphire to the quasi favorite son-Paul Tsongas from neighboring Massachussetts...

The best outcome the Dean people could hope for is that Dean finishes second with Clark or Edwards a close third....

I am going to ralph if Lieberman comes in third for two reasons..Clark or Edwards could make political hay out of a third place showing while Lieberman can only say in a New England primary he came in third behind the two other New Englanders in the race...