(Video) Edwards makes his move in Iowa

This is it.  On the same day the Federal Elections Commission announced that John Edwards was eligible for public funds, he kicked off the last leg of his push to become the Democratic nominee.  He is now spending big in Iowa on television ads geared at establishing himself as the alternative to Hillary Clinton.

In the first TV ad of this major push, Edwards bought an entire minute of airtime to highlight two major themes:

1. This campaign is not about him, it's about middle class voters with needs.
2. Democrats must show backbone for a change.

This is significant because although Edwards has focused his money on Iowa, until now his campaign had yet to air one ad in the state.  It is not some weird coincidence that he waited until the beginning of November to launch his first television spot.  This is definitely the beginning of a huge push on his part in the remaining two months.

When asked point blank, Edwards thinks he is trailing in Iowa because Obama and Hillary began showing ads months ago:

Asked last month while campaigning in Davenport, Iowa, about trailingHillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama in state and national polls, hesaid it was because they had spent more money on television advertisingthan he did.

In a few weeks we will know for sure whether these television ads, coupled with his excellent debate performance, made a difference in the polls.

Comments

[granny]

If the rest of his money is that well spent, I see real light at the end of the tunnel.

Good, good piece of work!