Edwards wins South Carolina primary and is in a dead heat with Gen. Wesley Clark in Oklahoma.

The win in SC gives John Edwards a solid victory and the showing in Oklahoma sets him up as Sen. Kerry's main opponent in the coming primaries and caucuses.

I wanted to say a few things about Sen. Joe Lieberman dropping out of the race tonight. I think he's gotten a bad rap throughout the course of this primary race. Comments calling him "Bush Lite" are completely off base. Sen. Lieberman has been a leader on many issues Democrats hold dear. One of those issues has been his staunch defense of the environment and most notably the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Lieberman is the primary sponsor of legislation to permanantly designate the area as wilderness to protect it from oil drilling. According to US Geological Survey estimates, ANWR would only provide approximately six months worth of oil, and Lieberman has been out front fighting the good fight on this and other important issues affecting this country.