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A MESSAGE FROM JOHN EDWARDS '08
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Dear Friend,

The choice in this election is simple. If we want a president
who will lead America to the big, bold changes we need and
change the conversation in America, Democrats should choose the
candidate who has led the field in ideas and shaped the
conversation in this race so far.

In this campaign, John Edwards has led on the issues -- the other
candidates have merely followed.

But don't take it from me -- let me share with you some of the
things people are saying about John.

As Paul Krugman writes today in The New York Times:

"On the Democratic side, John Edwards, although never the
front-runner, has been driving his party's policy agenda. He's
done it again on economic stimulus: last month, before the
economic consensus turned as negative as it now has, he proposed
a stimulus package including aid to unemployed workers, aid to
cash-strapped state and local governments, public investment in
alternative energy, and other measures."

And as Christopher Hayes writes in The Nation:

"The fact remains that the Edwards campaign has set the domestic
policy agenda for the entire field. He was the first with a
bold universal health care plan, the first with an ambitious
climate change proposal that called for cap-and-trade, and the
leader on reforming predatory lending practices and raising the
minimum wage to a level where it regains its lost purchasing
power."

In this campaign, John Edwards has led the other candidates in
standing up for progressive change.

As Ezra Klein writes in The American Prospect:

"Much more so than Obama, it was Edwards who forced a new style
of politics, untethered by the fear and timidity of the 90s,
adamant that liberalism was an electoral boon and economic
justice a popular sentiment. Knowing they had to defend against
his challenge, both Hillary and Obama edged closer to his
appeal.

"It left the Democrats in a much stronger position overall, and
forced them to argue for, and commit to, a much broader and more
inspiring agenda than we otherwise might have seen."

In this campaign, the other candidates have followed John's lead
in talking about the special interests -- but the special
interests understand the difference between rhetoric and
reality. That's why corporate lobbyists are united against John
Edwards.

As Kevin Drawbaugh reports for Reuters:

"Ask corporate lobbyists which presidential contender is most
feared by their clients and the answer is almost always the same
-- Democrat John Edwards. One business lobbyist said an Edwards
presidency would be a 'disaster' for his well-heeled
industrialist clients.

'I think Hillary is approachable. She knows where a lot of her
funding has come from to be blunt,' said Greg Valliere, chief
political strategist at Stanford Group Co., a market and policy
analysis group."

Want to help John's field-leading campaign for change? Then
please take a moment to forward these quotes on to your friends
and family who live in the 48 states that have yet to cast a
vote for the Democratic nominee. Tell them that you are
standing with John Edwards -- and ask them to join you.

Here's the bottom line in this election. We need a president
who has the vision to put forth bold, progressive solutions to
the challenges facing America in the 21st century. John Edwards
has shown he has that vision -- and he has led on it throughout
this campaign.

Thanks for taking action.

--Jonathan Prince
Deputy Campaign Manager, John Edwards for President
January 14, 2008

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