John Edwards for President-Iowa

I Ask for Your Support

John Edwards
01/03/2008 at 12:00 PM CT

This evening - Thursday, January 3rd - the eyes of the nation and the world will be on Iowa.

You are the guardians of what kind of president we're going to have, and your judgment may well decide the nomination. I have enormous respect for how seriously you take this important responsibility.

Over the past several months, Elizabeth and I have enjoyed the opportunity to visit with so many of you across the state - listening to you, answering your questions, and offering my ideas on how to change America. I've laid out specifics, and told you exactly where I stand, and who I'll fight for.

Now it's your turn. It's time for your voice to be heard.

I am asking you to caucus for me this evening.

I believe that tonight, beginning right here in Iowa, you're going to rise up. You're going to rise up and say, America is better than this. We're better than NAFTA, Katrina, and Guantanamo. We are a country that speaks out for those without a voice - that fights for what we believe in.

There's going to be a rising that begins here in Iowa because you know that when we stand up for 47 million Americans without health care, America rises.

When we stand up for 37 million people who live in poverty, America rises.

When we stand up for 35 million hungry last year, for 200,000 homeless veterans, America rises.

You have the power to decide whether we will continue to let corporate greed run our country, or whether we take a stand on behalf of working people and the voiceless. Whether we take a stand for our Constitution.

The future of America is in your hands.

And I promise you this - if you join me tonight, we will change this country. And the folks in Washington and on Wall Street will hear you loud and clear. They will know that their grip on power and money is coming loose. They will know that America is rising. And they will know that we're coming to take our country back.

I believe that you are going to rise up and that you are going to speak up. And I know that when we're finished, when this is over, when we have sent a wave of change across America, we're going to be able to look our children in the eye and say, we left you a better life than we had, we left America better than we found it, and it started in Iowa.

I ask you to join me in this cause, and to caucus for me this evening, because together, we will build One America that works for everyone.

Thank you for standing up.

Final Countdown to the Caucuses

George Stern
01/02/2008 at 6:21 PM CT

More Polls, More Results

Dan Leistikow
01/01/2008 at 7:27 PM CT

Another day, another poll showing John Edwards growing momentum and the strength of our campaign in Iowa: Clinton 30%, Edwards 29%, Obama 22%.

But even more interestingly, the polling firm - InsiderAdvantage - adjusted for second choice preferences of people whose first choice candidate didn't reach the required 15 percent threshold. InsiderAdvantage used this methodology to correctly predict the outcome of the 2004 caucuses.

Using this methodology, the polling firm projects a result of:

Edwards: 41%
Clinton: 34%
Obama: 25

The bottom line? With 48 hours to go before the caucus, it's a dead heat in Iowa. John Edwards is in a strong position - and gaining momentum event by event, hour by hour...

Momentum & "Marathon for the Middle Class"

George Stern
01/01/2008 at 4:56 PM CT

Building on yesterday's overwhelming crowds and excitement, today John kicked off a 36-hour "Marathon for the Middle Class".

John will spend 36 hours - between 11 AM today and 11 PM tomorrow night, the evening before the caucuses, talking to thousands of Iowans about his 36 ideas to strengthen the middle class.

The 36-hour marathon culminates in a major, final rally on Wednesday evening - the night before the caucuses - in West Des Moines. We'll have a number of special guests at the event, including John Mellencamp, who will perform for the crowd.

As he makes his closing argument to Iowans, John Edwards will highlight his bold plans to stand up to the powerful special interests and give hard working, middle class families a voice in Washington.

John heads into these final days before the caucuses with growing momentum as more and more Iowans respond to his positive vision of America - an America where everyone can work hard and build a better life for their children.