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Edwards is going to honor the SC NAACP boycott so he can win the nomination.

He damn well better get it, because that is NOT going to sit well here.

Favorite Son? Far From It...

Polls Predict Failure for John Edwards' Senate and Presidential Campaigns Amidst Growing Concern Over His Neglect of North Carolina

"Right Now, Edwards Doesn't Exactly Look Like He's The Favorite Of Favorite Sons . . . ."
(Del Ali, President Of Research 2000, qtd. in John Wagner, "Edwards Faces Skepticism At Home," The [Raleigh] News And Observer, January 18, 2003)

(RALEIGH, N.C.) - On the eve of John Edwards' live appearance on the MSNBC show "Hardball," to be held tomorrow on the campus of North Carolina Central University - a venue chosen by Edwards - his prospects in his home state don't look too bright.

North Carolinians Choose President Bush Over Edwards

* President Bush Would "Handily" Defeat Edwards In N. Carolina, 56 Percent To 40 Percent. (John Wagner, "Edwards Faces Skepticism At Home," The [Raleigh] News And Observer, January 18, 2003)

* Only 39 Percent Of Active Tar Heel Voters Approve Of Senator Edwards' Decision To Seek The Presidency. (John Wagner, "Edwards Faces Skepticism At Home," The [Raleigh] News And Observer, January 18, 2003)

North Carolinians Not Likely to Re-Elect Edwards As Their Senator

* Only 39 Percent Of Likely Tar Heel Voters Would Re-Elect John Edwards. (John Wagner, "Edwards Faces Skepticism At Home," The [Raleigh] News And Observer, January 18, 2003)

Edwards Too Busy Campaigning to Honor His Pledge to North Carolinians

Edwards Pledged That Campaigning Wouldn't Interfere With His Senate Duties. "Edwards . . . pledged that he would not let his pursuit of the presidency undermine his work as a senator . . . . 'I have to make sure that I can do my job,' [Edwards] said." (John Wagner, "Edwards Says Run Could Help N.C.," The [Raleigh] News And Observer, January 4, 2003)

Yet Edwards Broke His Pledge Less Than Three Weeks Later. Edwards missed four Senate votes, including votes on education and homeland security, on January 16, 2003 "when he traveled to Alabama to raise money for his presidential campaign." (Jim Morrill, et al., "The Source," The Charlotte Observer, January 19, 2003; Nick Anderson, "In Spending Votes, Republicans Show Clout," Los Angeles Times, January 17, 2003)

North Carolinians Note Edwards' Neglect of the Tar Heel State

Edwards Is Too Busy "Chasing Mirrors And Microphones." Michael Munger, chairman of Duke University's Political Science Department says Edwards is too busy "chasing mirrors and microphones . . . . He's not interested in working in the Senate for North Carolina." (Emma Burgin, "2004 Spotlight Shines On Democratic Darling," The Daily Tar Heel, November 12, 2002)

Edwards' National Focus Will Have "Dire Consequences" For North Carolina. "[Edwards'] focus on national office will have dire consequences for North Carolinians, as he will have less time to spend solving our problems." (Stephen Baldwin, Op-Ed, "Politics As Usual," The Charlotte Observer, January 16, 2003)

Edwards Is Burning Bridges. "[O]ur . . . senator keeps pouring gasoline by the gallons on every metaphorical bridge leading to North Carolina, and I do believe he is about to light the match." (Andrew Dugan, "Edwards Should Not Burn Bridges," North Carolina State Technician, January 16, 2003)

Edwards Represents North Carolina . . . In New Hampshire. "[Carolina Journal columnist John] Hood was asked about U.S. Sen. John Edwards . . . . 'Does he represent North Carolina at all?' asked one audience member. 'In New Hampshire he does,' said Hood." (J.D. Walker, "Hood: Voting Public Is Angry," The Courier-Tribune, October 24, 2002)

Robbins, NC Resident Wants Edwards To Focus On Their Shared Hometown. Robbins, NC waitress Carol Wood expressed concern about issues more pressing than Edwards' presidential bid. "If he's going to run for president, I wish he'd get some jobs here. It's going to be a ghost town." ("Robbins Residents Excited About Edwards, Despite Sour Economy," The Associated Press, January 3, 2003)

John Edwards can sometimes be reached by phone at his Washington office at (202) 224-3154 or by email at http://www.senate.gov/~edwards/mailform.html or through the office of Ted Kennedy, his "mentor" at (202) 224-4543. But your best bet might be the Democrat Headquarters in New Hampshire at (603) 225-6899 or the Democrat Headquarters in Iowa at (515) 244-7292.