Edwards Gaining in South Carolina

The strong debate performance by Edwards is paying off in the polls. With the South Carolina primary tomorrow, John Edwards is gaining on Hillary Clinton and has a chance for a 2nd place finish. There are two polls that show Edwards within 4% and 5% of Clinton for 2nd place, both within the margin of error.

From Political Wire...

The survey finds Sen. Barack Obama leading with 38%, followed by Sen. Hillary Clinton at 25% and John Edwards at 21%.

Said pollster John Zogby: "The real movement here is by John Edwards, who is the only one who continues to gain ground in our three-day tracking poll. His increase appears to be coming from African American voters who are slowly making up their minds."

The State: "Watch John Edwards. With only a day left before Saturday’s S.C. Democratic presidential primary, the former U.S. senator from North Carolina and S.C. native is making a move."

If Edwards can pull off a 2nd place finish in South Carolina, it would be a big blow to the Clinton campaign and Obama would have the momentum going into February 5th. Edwards would have lived to fight another day and win some delegates on February 5th.