Edwards Feels the People's Pulse & Performs Like a Pro

Edwards just scored big. Anti-war groups and powerful Democratic netroots are expressing outrage over Congressional Democratic leaders’ compromise with President Bush and the resultant benchmark-free war spending bill. Yesterday morning, before all hell broke loose, Edwards came out on the Today Show criticizing Democratic Congressional leaders for not standing up to the President.

Obama and Clinton have yet to express where they stand. The Begala and Carville school of campaigning says speed kills. In this case, on the most important issue in the campaign, Edwards is killing the hell out of Obama and Clinton. This could be one of those moments that significantly changes the dynamics of the campaign from here on out. Look for Edward’s lead in Iowa to increase, and Clinton reconsidering an Iowa pull out.