2007!!!
John Edwards — “WELCOME HOME!!”
January 1, 2007 — JaysonNewly announced Presidential candidate John Edwards returned to his home state last night to a huge rally.
Presidential hopeful John Edwards finished a six-state campaign tour on Saturday evening, returning to his home state where an overflowing crowd greeted him at an outdoor rally.
About 5,000 people, according to campaign officials, packed onto a grassy area across from Edwards’ Chapel Hill headquarters for the homecoming. Hundreds held “Tomorrow Begins Today” signs – a reference to Edwards’ effort to persuade Democrats to get involved in the 2008 presidential campaign early.
American flags were draped on a stage set up in the grassy square, and flags also hung from a few businesses in the surrounding shopping center. Children held red, white and blue balloons, and people chanted “Edwards! Edwards!” as they waited nearly two hours for the candidate to arrive from a stop in Columbia, S.C.
That’s pretty amazing, 5,000 people… especially around the holidays.
