While the battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama has been the recent focus of the Democratic presidential race, the Illinois senator continues to cast a wary eye toward John Edwards, a veteran of Iowa caucus campaigning.

In recent days, Obama and Edwards have traded mild rebukes to differentiate themselves. Still, their strategies fall along the same lines: to become the singular anti-Clinton candidate, win over undecided Democrats and become the "second choice" among those backing others who won't get enough support on caucus night.

"This, I think, is going to be more of a horse race to the finish among the three horses who have been in the front for quite a while," said Obama adviser David Axelrod, who, ironically, served as a strategist for Edwards four years ago.

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