Edwards still has hometown support - Democratic Underground

Nutmegger

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Mon Nov-05-07 01:57 AM
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Edwards still has hometown support

SENECA — Three months before the South Carolina presidential primaries, there are about as many campaign signs in this little town of 8,000 as there are traffic jams. But while the rest of the state is focused on the Hillary Clinton/Barack Obama popularity contests, most folks here still have a lot of hope for their native son, former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards.

"I like him, not because he's from here, but I like what he says," says Jack Dickard.

Dickard considers the race over lunch at The Time Drive-In, a landmark diner that sits a few miles from the little pink house where Edwards' parents lived when he was born in 1953.

The son of a mill worker and shop owner, Edwards went to school here in this town tucked behind Clemson University until he was about 11, when his family moved to North Carolina. Some of his relatives still live here, and there are a number of people who still remember him.

Full article: http://www.charleston.net/news/2007/nov/05/edwards_still_has_hometown_support21218/

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Czolgosz

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Mon Nov-05-07 09:01 AM
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1. "I like him, not because he's from here, but I like what he says."

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waiting for hope

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Mon Nov-05-07 10:36 AM
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2. I live in NC - but that's not why

I like him, he is a true Progressive and all of his issue platforms are interconnected, they are the way forward.

K&R!!

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Mon Nov-05-07 11:47 AM
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3. More bounce!

:bounce::bounce::bounce:

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Mon Nov-05-07 12:10 PM
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4. More bounce and kicks!

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Nutmegger

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Tue Nov-06-07 01:50 AM
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5. Nighttime KICK

Edited on Tue Nov-06-07 01:51 AM by Nutmegger

for Edwards! :kick:

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Tue Nov-06-07 07:48 AM
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6. Tuesday morning, an election day kick for Edwards !

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maximusveritas

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Tue Nov-06-07 08:31 AM
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7. Then why is he in a distant 3rd place in SC?

His hometown ties may have helped him initially, since he was tied with Hillary at the top for a while, but he has gradually lost that advantage and is now far back in 3rd place.

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