Edwards touts rural ties on stump and in new video

[sniffa]

Democrat John Edwards touted his ties to rural America on Thursday and promised anew to fight powerful special interests he says "are stealing your children's future."

Edwards opened his latest Iowa campaign swing with stops in heavily Republican and rural western Iowa, talking up proposals to bolster rural sections of the country. He routinely talks about being born in rural South Carolina and growing up in a series of southern mill towns.

With two weeks remaining before the state's precinct caucuses on Jan. 3, and locked in a tight race with Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, Edwards sought to stand out from the pack. He dismissed Obama's and Clinton's argument that they are positioned to bring about change in Washington by arguing that he is the candidate who is promising to confront the power elite directly to improve the fortunes of the poor and middle class.

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[frogmarch]

1. The Carolinian has been there, done that,

when it comes to being poor. He is a populist all the way.

another snip from your link, sniffa:

"Edwards argued that his ties to rural America make a natural tie with rural voters. He debuted a new campaign video with colorful images and his parents talking about his modest upbringing, including that his father had to borrow $50 to bring him and his mother home from the hospital after he was born."

I can relate to having been that poor, and others probably can as well.

Thanks for the great post, sniffa. :kick: and Recommended

[skooooo]

2. i heart edwards

:kick:

[saltpoint]

3. A fifth rec & a hearty howdy do, sniffa.

Thanks for this one.

[Czolgosz]

4. cool

[Nutmegger]

5. Thank you so much.

Edwards 2008!