Reply #33: Obamite? come on, where did I say I am an "Obamite". It is usually not a good thing to assume

[still_one]

If you read my complete reply to you, I also mentioned, that Edwards obviously recognized his error in judgement rather quickly since he is one of the few candidates who did not vote for funding the Iraq war.

My main point was that perception is a big thing in people's minds, and yes many people are superficial, you want to ignore that fact, then in my view your candiate will not come out on top in the primaries. Even the Edwards camp is concerned about perception.

Remember 2004, Kerry ignored the swift boating, and it hurt him. When he finally responded, the wrong perception had already been planted in peoples minds

You say it is the issues that count, and even though you are correct, it still doesn't mean you win.

There is plenty of time to recover from this, but there is no question that his opponents will use the perception against him.