Why isn't John Edwards' Surge Newsworthy?

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I'm double-dipping into NewsCorpse posts tonight, but because this is a story we were talking about at work today, and that was raised several times on Air America Radio today. John Edwards did very well in Iowa, even better than Hillary Clinton. So why is there barely a peep about his candidacy, except to wonder when he might drop out? Baffling.

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Why Is The Edwards Surge Not A Headline Story?

Rassmussen conducts a daily national tracking poll of all presidential candidates. The latest shows John Edwards picking up significantly more support, since the beginning of the year, than any candidate of either party.

The percent change for Republicans is: Huckabee 18.8% / Giuliani 13.3% / McCain 11.8% / Thompson 8.3% / Romney -6.3%.

So why isn’t this news?

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