Today, John Edwards was greeted by what I would have to assume was a larger than usual crowd at one of his town halls -- 1500 people in Reno. After last night's debate performance, I guess some of them probably came out to see the man who is speaking truth to power, even though the media seems determined to silence him.
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"If you've been watching the national media for the last year you might have thought there were only two candidates, but if you watched the debate last night you saw there are actually three," Edwards said at the Reno town hall meeting. "Only one of these candidates has never taken a dime from Washington lobbyists and PACs. Only one beats every single Republican candidate in head to head match-ups. Only one will have no corporate lobbyists in White House.
"The cause of my life is fighting for working people and the middle class who are being held back by powerful entrenched interests," Edwards continued. "Middle class families across the country are working harder than ever today, but still struggling to make ends meet. To help hard-working families in Nevada and across America get ahead, we need a president who will fight for universal health care, smarter trade policies and a new energy economy. And to get real change, we need a president with the strength and conviction to stand up against the big corporations and powerful interests who control Washington."
Check out this new ad, brand new on YouTube as of about half an hour ago:
According to the AP:
He also said he has the "most aggressive" plan to end the war in Iraq among the leading Democratic contenders and is the only one to oppose building any new nuclear power plants. That could prove important to Nevadans who don't want a nuclear waste repository built here.
Edwards told the crowd that if they support him at Saturday's presidential caucuses they can start a "sea wave of change" that will sweep across the country.
And given his momentum in Nevada, Edwards has added another event there on Thursday.
Thursday, January 17th - 8:30 p.m.
Highland Manor of Elko
2850 Ruby Vista Dr.
Elko, Nevada
All this should come as very good news to those of us who recognize that the candidate the media wants to silence is exactly the one we should be supporting. His message is somehow getting through.
Help his voice get louder.