OBJECTS IN MIRROR: John Edwards may be closer than he appears in Iowa, reports the Boston Globe. He's working the rural counties, where it takes only 22 caucus-goers to win a delegate, compared to 80 in urban areas, and he's picked up most of Dick Gephardt's 2004 trade union support. Who was Gephardt again?
THE OUTSIDERS: Edwards says outsiders (read: 527 groups) shouldn't spend money to influence elections, reports the New York Times. But the Alliance for a New America, set up by a local of the Service Employees International Union, is paying for ads promoting his campaign. Call it a Catch-527.
RE: CAMPAIGN '08: An internal memo from Edwards' deputy campaign manager says Edwards will hold a series of small round table discussions to push his positive middle-class message, says the Washington Post. It says the campaign is strong, etc. etc. Of course, would they write otherwise?
IN OTHER NEWS: Edwards new ad in New Hampshire tells voters "the power that comes with the presidency comes from you." At least until Inauguration Day, right? ... Edwards offers doughnuts to the undecided in Nashua. How long is the drive again? ... Elizabeth Edwards makes the "People Who Mattered" list in Time magazine's "Person of the Year" issue. Sort of the Miss Congeniality to Vladimir Putin's top spot. Of course, next to him, Attila the Hun would be prom king.
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