What happened in Wisconsin?

[mouse7]

Even Edwards was shocked when he was on with Larry King. What were the factors that turned the Wisconsin on it's head?

I think the Drudge crud had to play a role. I don't know how much, though.

Is this the first electoral rejection of NAFTA? That's the only factor I can think of that Edwards really pushed to seperate himself from Kerry.

[boxster]

1. Edwards is getting overwhelming support from Independents & Repubs.

As reported on CNN and noted in several other threads.

[Cuban_Liberal]

3. Whose support will be CRUCIAL to a win in the GE!

Go, Sen. Edwards! :thumbsup:

[mlawson]

8. And some of his detractors are feverishly bashing him for this, tonight.

After all, how else do we win the GE?? And if we don't win the GE, what difference will ANY of this have made??

[boxster]

15. Very true.

[Cuban_Liberal]

2. "It's the economy, stupid!"

Edwards pushed NAFTA and jobs HARD! :)

[lcordero]

NAFTA

Perot ran against NAFTA and it garnered him a lot of votes.

Russ Feingold has been running against NAFTA every time that he has a re-election. I think that he might be saying something bad about NAFTA every single time he has a listening session in Wisconsin.

[mlawson]

4. Maybe it just isn't time to call the primaries over.

It isn't even March, yet, for crying out loud!!! Maybe the WI voters decided they liked Edwards, and/or they were NOT going to be herded into the DNC line.

[54anickel]

10. Both - We Wisconsinites will NOT be herded and NAFTA is a big

issue. Remember we have Russ Feingold, so that wishy-washy tell them what they want to hear doesn't cut it here.

For a lot of folks this was more of a No to Kerry, No to the DNC, No to how the system has been run to this point.

[LibDemAlways]

5. Clearly Edwards' "Two Americas"

theme resonated with Wisconsin voters. Also, I think voters were sending Kerry a message - the DNC is not going to have the final say on our nominee. We the voters will take back the nominating process.

[polmaven]

6. I think I'll hold on what happened

until I see a more in depth report.

As a Kerry supporter, I want to throw out a HUGE congratulations to Senator Edwards!! Wow...This is so exciting! What a wonderful showing!

[Dookus]

7. CNN and MSNBC

just called it for Kerry.

[polmaven]

9. Yes, they did..

But the Senator deserves many, many kudos for this terrific showing. He is going to keep this competitive, which, IMHO can only help the party and the eventual nominee.

edit for speeling mestaik

[54anickel]

11. How do they do that with it tied and only like 40% counted.

[54anickel]

13. Looking at it by county, it seems Kerry did better "UpNorth".

[mouse7]

12. I should add in the Wisc. newspapers

Newspaper endorsements always help. They obviously helped Edwards here.

[GreenArrow]

14. factors were Clark and Dean voters

who decided to support Edwards.

So much for grassroots. If ya can't beat 'em, join 'em I guess.