Thats what blogger Shel over at Naked Conversations insider contact is telling him:

Years ago, I was deeply involved in politics and government, but I’ll save those tales from the crypt for another day. Now, I’m pretty happy that I am far from that maddening crowd. But I spoke to my one good friend who remains very close to the center of it, at least on the Democratic Party side where he rubs elbows with people who consider themselves to be powerful insiders.

He tells me that these Party elite believe that John Edwards will win the Democratic nomination. They believe he has the right message in his “Two Americas.” They think he is primary savvy because of his experiences four years ago. These insiders believe that all Barack Obama is up to is making a dry run, so that he will be in the right position four or eight years from now. They also think Hillary Clinton is already too controversial and will implode long before the democratic nominating convention.

Well, I’m not too sure about the message myself… But I know that an early primary schedule that features Iowa, Nevada, and South Carolina is quite beneficial to the former Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee.