It is widely believed that even if John Edwards had decided to run for reelection to his Senate seat he would have lost, and that was when he was a centrist. Edwards was also unable to win North Carolina for Kerry in 2004. Now he is in danger of coming in third place in the primary. Political Wire reports:
A new Public Policy Polling survey in North Carolina finds Sen. Hillary Clinton leading the Democratic presidential race with 31% support, followed by Sen. Barack Obama at 29% and John Edwards back at third place in his home state with 27%.
The margin of error is 3.1%, technically making the race a statistical tie.
Said pollster Dean Debnam: “Momentum is a precious commodity in politics. Right now Clinton and Obama have it and Edwards doesn’t, which is making it hard for him to fare well even in his home state.”