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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/21/us...ealy.html?8dpc
And, perhaps most difficult of all, does she decide to take third place in the Iowa caucuses in order to help John Edwards win (and thereby deny Mr. Obama a potentially king-making victory in the first-in-the-nation vote here on January 3)?
This last question, according to several Democratic strategists not affiliated with the Clinton campaign, is one that the Clinton campaign is likely to ask itself and answer sometime in the next two weeks. As much as Mrs. Clinton’s top priority is winning Iowa, her goal of preventing an Obama victory here is almost equally important. The last thing she wants is to move on to New Hampshire and its January 8 primary with Mr. Obama riding a headwind of political momentum.
Taking third place to help Mr. Edwards would be difficult to “operationalize,” in the words of one Clinton adviser. It would have to involve steering Clinton voters into Mr. Edwards’ camp. Because so many of Mrs. Clinton’s supporters in Iowa are first-time caucus-goers, the basic mechanics of caucus night are confusing enough; instructing these Iowans on gaming the system help Mr. Edwards would be downright perplexing.
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Interesting tactic, desperate times call for desperate measures I guess. It's a lot cleaner than attacking IMO. I still don't think she has nearly the clout she thinks though.