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Monday, May 09, 2005

Edwards Presidential Watch

Newsweek reports that ex-Sen. John Edwards' (D-NC) quest for the White House continues on track:
This week ... he'll host a retreat in D.C., where close advisers and big donors will discuss plans for the poverty center he founded at the University of North Carolina and how his One America PAC can help Dems in state races nationwide. Also on the agenda, says one confidant: brainstorming "how to keep his public profile up there and build a bigger network for 2008... If Elizabeth is well, he's going to make a run for it."
One key step in the presidential packaging campaign: "This summer, he and Elizabeth will pack up their Georgetown home and head back to North Carolina, where he can burnish his outsider credentials."

If you happen to be in the market for a $6.5 million Georgetown manse, you can take a photo tour here. (Thanks to Political Wire)
posted by Chris Kromm at 9:04 AM | Email this post | Post a Comment
2 Comments:
Blogger VOR said...

He had his chance and blew it- sorry, but the "two Americas" shtick only goes so far- he has a couple years Senate experience and a losing big for Prez and VP- no dice.

J.S.

http://voicesofreason.info

5/09/2005 11:38 AM  
Anonymous Jack said...

Great for Senator Edwards. There is no shtick with him, only a sincere belief of the importance of making sure that other people have the same to chances to succeed that he did.

He ran a good campaign for the Whitehouse and I believe would have done better than Kerry as the head of the ticket. Living in a deep red state like Alabama I could see that many of the people here believed in his message and would have voted for him had he been at the top of the ticket.

There is no reason to believe that John Edwards cannot do it in 2008. We need people who have a hope for the future and not arrogant indifference.

5/09/2005 4:04 PM  

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