Last night in Macon, John Edwards told the crowd that if he were the nominee, he would work to win Georgia in the general election. "You have my word on it," he said.
Let that sink in a bit. How many of you remember that in 2004, after he won the nomination, John Kerry hardly (the accurate word may be never) set foot in the state? For those of us tired of being an export state when it comes to presidential politics, having the candidate actually show up would be a refreshing change. Edwards will come to Georgia and campaign, and, with his appeal to southern voters, there is no doubt that he will help our down-ballot races.
Looks like Edwards just gave Georgians another reason to support him. Below are some photographs from last night's event. More details will follow. (It was a great night, and a large crowd, despite the rain.) View all photos here.
Let that sink in a bit. How many of you remember that in 2004, after he won the nomination, John Kerry hardly (the accurate word may be never) set foot in the state? For those of us tired of being an export state when it comes to presidential politics, having the candidate actually show up would be a refreshing change. Edwards will come to Georgia and campaign, and, with his appeal to southern voters, there is no doubt that he will help our down-ballot races.
Looks like Edwards just gave Georgians another reason to support him. Below are some photographs from last night's event. More details will follow. (It was a great night, and a large crowd, despite the rain.) View all photos here.
4 comments:
Great thing to hear, Anne.
He had arrived from Ft. Myers at a Global Warming rally. Did the crowd ask substantive questions? Were there any concerns considering Barack Obama had 20,000 at his rally in Atlanta?
Edwards kicked off his Rural Recovery agenda today in NH. Did he give any hints of it last night?
And other Macon Dems' impressions? How does he stack up compared to Obama and Clinton?
I think it's neat he came to Macon. I used to hang out in Georgia quite a bit in the 80's and 90's, and have fond memories of the state.
Thanks for the pics.
Benny
Apologies Amy,
You had your profile up at one time, then it was gone and I didn't say your correct name.
Anyway, I mentioned this post on the Daily Kos tonight on the Edwards Weekend Roundup.
http://www.dailykos.com/comments/2007/4/15/19369/5708/99#c99
Benny: We had a great crowd. The two events were entirely different, so it's really like comparing apples and oranges. We are looking forward to having Edwards with us for the DPG's JJ dinner next month in Atlanta. That's the State Party's main fundraiser.
He did talk to the local press about the Rural Recovery agenda, and that was the lead of the stories in the Telegraph and on local news. It was a great, successful event, but because of the weather, there was not a lot of time for questions. He had to get on a plane before a thunderstorm sat on the airport. We look forward to having him back. I will post a link to the news story. Thanks for posting on Kos.
Amy, if you're interested, email me via the link at http://michiganforedwards.blogspot.com/
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