John Edwards told his group of supporters that one thing was clear from the caucus results tonight: the status quo lost and change won.

Current results show Edwards in the second place behind Barack Obama and ahead of Hillary Clinton.

PubDef will be heading back to Iowa tomorrow, following the final hours of the important Iowa caucuses and the night’s victory celebrations.

The latest polls show Illinois Senator Barack Obama (32%) in the lead over Senator Hillary Clinton (25%) and former senator John Edwards (24%) in the Democratic field.

On the Republican side, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee (32%) is leading Mitt Romney (26%) and John McCain (13%).

For those not heading to Iowa, St. Louis Democrats will be hosting their own “caucus” tomorrow night.

Gearing up for the primary election season the Young Democrats of Greater St. Louis will welcome Democratic activists to The Royale Food and Spirits, 3132 S. Kingshighway, for an old-fashioned caucus to pick a presidential candidate for the Democratic Party.

The non-binding, unofficial caucus will be hosted by 9th Ward Democratic Committeeman Ron Auer and will be monitored by Kyle Dubbert, Republican Supervisor of the St. Louis City Election Board.

A new Zogby Interactive poll confirms what many Democrats already believe: If Hillary Clinton wins the nomination, Democrats will lose.

The polls suggests Clinton would lose to every one of the top five Republican presidential contenders. Meanwhile, fellow Democrats Barack Obama of Illinois and John Edwards of North Carolina would defeat every one of the Republicans, this latest survey shows.

Clinton will be in St. Louis this Sunday, Dec. 2. She will be speaking at the Pageant, 6161 Delmar, at 5:00 PM. This is Sen. Clinton’s last trip here before the Iowa primaries. Student tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at www.hillaryclinton.com/stlouis.

The Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee announced Friday that Senator Kit Bond (R-Missouri) has endorsed Giuliani for President. Senator Bond will serve as National Co-Chairman and the liaison to the United States Senate for the campaign.

“America is hungry for a President who will say what he means, and do what he says. The American people want and deserve a genuine leader, and that is Rudy Giuliani,” said Bond. “Rudy has the leadership qualities and the experience to handle whatever challenges America faces in the next 10 years.”

It looks like the Barack Obama campaign will be the first to open an office in St. Louis.

This week, supporters of the junior senator from Illinois’ bid for President will open a campaign office in downtown St. Louis, in the Jack Thompson Square Building on the corner of Washington Ave. and Tucker.

The opening of the headquarters, which will likely occur on Tuesday Wednesday, comes just a few days before Sen. Obama comes to St. Louis for a rally on Friday at Union Station.

His Missouri supporters will welcome U.S. Senator and Presidential candidate Barack Obama when he stops in St. Louis on Friday, October 26.

From the invitation:

We’re counting down the days until the crucial early primaries and caucuses in Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.

Victory in these states is essential to securing the Democratic nomination and will mark the beginning of real change in our country.

Supporters, community members, and friends are coming together at Union Station to support Barack and start the countdown.

Here are the details:

St. Louis Countdown to Change
Friday, October 26, 2007
Doors open at 5:00 p.m.

Union Station, South Parking Lot
1820 Market St.
St. Louis, MO 63103

Tickets: $25
Student price: $15

Tickets can be purchase at https://donate.barackobama.com/c2cStL

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Former New York City Mayor and Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani appeared at a $1,000-a-plate breakfast at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Clayton this morning. The fundraiser was organized by St. Louis County real estate broker Mike Becker.

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The head of the Democratic Party, former Vermont governor and Presidential candidate, Howard Dean, stopped by to say a few words at the annual Missouri Walk of Fame reception hosted by Congressmen Lacy Clay (St. Louis) and Emmanuel Cleaver (Kansas City).