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NATIO!
Wednesday, September 17, 2003
THE BAITALIO!
Edwards announces presidential bid
By Nedra Pickier
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ROBBINS, N.C.
Democrat John Edwards, the
Southern moderate looking to
reinvigorate his lagging presi
dential campaign, formally
launched his candidacy Tuesday
and promised to be an advocate
for working-class Americans.
The North Carolina senator
spoke before a now empty tex
tile mill where his father
worked for 36 years and he
earned money for college mop
ping beneath the looms, trim
ming the shrubs and serving as
weekend night watchman. The
site was chosen to draw a dis
tinction with President George
W. Bush, whose father served
as congressman, vice president
and president.
“America deserves a presi
dent who understands that the
people of this country work,
and the people of this country
work hard,” he said. “A presi
dent who will stand up for
those people, someone who
will stop at nothing to create
opportunity for all the great
people of this country.”
Before he gets the chance to
take on Bush, Edwards must
come from behind Democratic
rivals who are beating him in
primary polls. His announce
ment lost some thunder to
retired Gen. Wesley Clark. Just
before Edwards took the stage,
word circulated of Clark’s plan
to announce Wednesday that he
would become the 10th candi
date in the race.
Edwards called Clark “a
good man” and said he’s wel
come in the race. “The people
of America will hear my mes
sage. A lot of them will hear it
today, a lot of them will hear it
over the months to come.”
Edwards, who made mil
lions as a trial attorney before
entering politics five years
ago, first announced his presi
dential intentions in front of
his Raleigh, N.C., home Jan. 2.
He had a strong start, raising
more than any of his
Democratic rivals early this
year, but has since lost the
money edge to insurgent can
didate Howard Dean, a former
Vermont governor.
His campaign has yet to draw
a winning following. In most
polls, Edwards draws single-digit
support. Nationally, he ranks
among rivals with less funding
and organization, such as A1
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Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) officially announces his candidacy for president at a rally in his hometownci
Robbins, N.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2003.
Sharpton and Carol Moseley
Braun, despite working for the
nomination for more than a year.
After his kickoff in Robbins,
N.C., Edwards headed to
Columbia, S.C., a must-win
state in his strategy to reach the
White House. Rather than try to
capture Iowa and New
Hampshire against more sea
soned foes, Edwards is banking
that voters in the neighboring
state would be attracted to a
fresh-faced moderate with
Carolina roots.
In the latest South Carolina
poll, Edwards has moved into
the lead with John Kerry, Joe
Lieberman and Howard Dean,
though none were above 10
percent. Nearly half of the
state’s voters were undecided,
and Edwards plans to focus on
wooing them in the next few
months.
“Those of us from the South,
we have a special responsibility
when it comes to civil rights,”
he told the crowd at the
University of South Carolina.
“We have a responsibility to fol
low, not to lead.”
In some ways, Edwards is a
presidential candidate in the
mold of former President Bill
Clinton — a youthful centrist
with Southern charm. But having
run for office just once before
and served only a single term in
the Senate, he doesn't have the
resume or the experience of his
leading rivals in the race.
His campaign made light of
the “Breck girl” label given to
him by Republican foes who say
his qualifications don't go beyond
good looks. Staffers passed out
mini-bottles of the shampoo with
stickers attached commemorating
his announcement.
“I haven’t spent most of my
life in politics, which most of
you know, but I’ve spent
enough time in Washington to
know how much we need to
change Washington,” he said in
his speech.
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