Democratic Power Rankings
This page will be updated weekly on Tuesdays with rankings of the Democratic candidates. They are ranked by the chance they have of winning the Democratic nomination.
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#1 |
| Barack Obama really needed to win Iowa and did by a comfortable margin. His poll numbers have bounced in New Hampshire and even leads Hillary by double digits in some of them. If he can win New Hampshire he will be in great shape. If he doesn't he will need to win South Carolina. |
#2 |
| Hillary Clinton should have skipped Iowa altogether. Coming in third really hurts her. She is still well out in front in all of the national polls but Obama will be gaining ground quickly. She badly needs to win New Hampshire otherwise her lead in the 20+ states that with have primaries on Feb. 5th will likely be completely gone. |
#3 |
| John Edwards needed to win Iowa. He did get second but just barely. It's not going to be enough. Unless Edwards can outlast Hillary and make it a two man race with Obama which is pretty unlikely he is probably done. Edwards could still play a role with an endorsement. An Edwards endorsement of Obama would likely decide the race. |
#4 |
| Bill Richardson never got very far in Iowa getting just 2 percent. I don't see any real way he has a chance at this point. He is definitely a possible Vice Presidential candidate. |
