October 04, 2007
Edwards blows them away in KY
Senator Edwards today held a town hall in Kentucky which I'm informed is a real state just like Texas. Except smaller and with more toothless people. I think they make bourbon there and have some kind of horse race? Does that sound right?
Anyway, Edwards comes to Columbus, KY to have a chat with folks. Columbus has a population of 229 people. However, more than 1200 people showed up to hear what Edwards had to say. Not bad for a guy the media has already said is out of the game.
“The establishment wants you to believe that a candidate who says no to lobbyists and rejects the financial arms race that is drowning our democracy in waves of corporate money can’t be elected,” said Edwards. “I think that couldn’t be further from the truth.”Edwards continued: “The press, the pundits, the career politicians – they all think the most electable candidate is the one with the most money and the most ties to Washington. I think the most electable candidate is the one with the best ideas, who can go to every corner of America and tell the truth about how badly Washington is broken.
“If this race comes down to a corporate Democratic politician against a corporate Republican, all bets are off. But if our party – the Democratic Party – rejects the broken system, says no to the corporate interests and stands once and for all with the people, we’re going to win in small towns, we’re going to win in Kentucky and we’re going to win all across America.”
Columbus, a small town in rural Kentucky, won Edwards’ visit through an online competition organized by the campaign through the website Eventful.com. Residents from Columbus, population 229, used Eventful.com to lobby for Edwards’ visit, organizing a national effort that generated thousands of votes and successfully outbid competition from more populous communities.
Shawn Dixon, a 24-year old Columbus native, who, like Edwards, was the first in his family to attend college, led the drive to bring Edwards to his home town. “When John Edwards said he’d visit any town in America that demanded him the most, I don’t think there’s anyone who would have guessed he’d end up in Columbus, Kentucky,” said Dixon, who is now a first-year student at the NYU School of Law. “To us, it means a lot to see a candidate you can trust to make good on a promise – it’s a good indication of what kind of president he’ll be. I am supporting John Edwards because he understands the challenges facing small towns like Columbus, and he has the strength and the vision we need to bring real change not only to rural America, but to all of America.”
Edwards attended a community barbeque and hosted a town hall forum with Columbus residents. Located on the banks of the Mississippi on the far western edge of Kentucky, Columbus is roughly a three-hour drive from the nearest urban areas, Memphis, Nashville or St. Louis.
Also, take a at the reaffirmation of an endorsement if you're worried about his decision to use public financing.
Posted by mcblogger at October 4, 2007 02:49 PM
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People need to wake up and realize that John Edwards is the only real deal in the race in either party.
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at October 5, 2007 08:11 AM
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