edwards makes the electability case...

it should be noted that this info was compiled by edwards' campaign staff.

the aggregate of public polling since Nov. 1 shows Edwards leading former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani -- the Republican frontrunner -- by an average of four points, the same margin Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton enjoys. Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) holds a two-point lead over Giuliani in the seven polls comparing the two.
In matchups with other Republican candidates, Edwards has wider average leads than Obama or Clinton. Against former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R), for example, Edwards leads by 14 points while Obama leads by 10 and Clinton leads by just five; against former Gov. Mitt Romney (Mass.) Edwards is ahead by 18 on average while Obama leads by 11 and Clinton by nine.
"Unlike other Democrats who will be forced to "run the table" of states where Democrats have been competitive in recent elections, Edwards brings new states into play," writes Hickman. "This provides alternative scenarios -- and a margin for error -- when it comes to winning 270 electoral votes."
To make his point, Hickman points to a series of Survey USA polls (the methodology of which we have written and raised questions about in this space) that do indeed show Edwards running strongest in a variety of so-called "purple" states.
In Missouri, Edwards leads Giuliani by five points while Obama holds a two point lead and Clinton trails by a point; Edwards leads Giuliani by 14 points in Iowa while Clinton and Obama have an eight-point lead. Even in a Republican-leaning state like Oklahoma, Edwards runs nine point ahead of Giuliani while Clinton trails by three and Obama by 21.
Edwards Makes the Electability Case - The Fix

if he can win in iowa (or a close second) and somehow give a respectable showing in NH, i think he'll have a chance for the nomination...and if he gets the dem nomination, he'll be president.