Edwards: "I'm John Edwards and I represent the 'grown-up wing' in the Democratic Party."

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/01/edwards-in-time.html

ABC News' Raelyn Johnson Reports: On a day where the economy is dominating the headlines, John Edwards sought to focus on local economic issues in South Carolina.

"My mother and father who were born and raised here and who like many parents in America spent their lives working hard so that I could have a better life," said Edwards on a conference call with reporters—held from his campaign bus. "But what's happened is the dream that my parents had for me… that dream is slipping away from too many South Carolina families."

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But at last night's democratic debate, personal touches were outshined by personal attacks. Sidelined by the bickering between Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., Edwards said Tuesday, "I was thinking I'm John Edwards and I represent the 'grown-up wing' in the Democratic Party."

He added, "in times like this we need a grown-up."

But in times like this — Edwards needs a win. He's currently 0 in 3 having failed to win Iowa, New Hampshire or Nevada.

Yet he assured, "we've had three states vote. I've said for weeks now I'm in this for the long term," adding, "money is not and will not be the issue. We have budgeted for the long term."