Edwards building SC operation
Former N.C. Sen. John Edwards certainly isn't acting like an expected third-place showing in New Hampshire will knock him out of the race. This came from his campaign today under the subject heading "A Special Appeal to North Carolina" and putatively bylined by David Bonior, Edwards' campaign manager:
Dear Friend,Earlier this morning, I took a call from our team in South Carolina. More than 50 people have just arrived at campaign headquarters in Columbia. They're ready to work for John Edwards from now until the South Carolina primary on January 26.
That's why I'm making a special appeal to friends like you in states near South Carolina. You can help today with a contribution that will allow us to immediately buy the supplies and resources we need in our Columbia headquarters and other field offices around the state.
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It's great news that we've added 50 new people to our South Carolina operation. It shows, yet again, that John has considerable momentum as he moves toward the next round of early contests.
It also means we need to work quickly to ensure our folks on the ground have all the resources they need so we can capture this momentum and stay on the road to winning the nomination!