Reply #16: They already proved they could do it.

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At lease with Edwards and in the context of the national campaign it's an open question.

However, at least Edwards has a history of showing that when you attack him he gets stronger. He went UP in the polls when people started talking about his law career in '98.

And that's why I think they ignored him up until a week after IA (and his 4th place finish in NH). To criticize him -- to discuss him -- is to make him stronger. As every survey and study shows, the more you know about him, the more you like him. They didn't start talking about him until they knew it wouldn't make a difference.