Manchester, N.H. (Jan. 4)
[“We want Elizabeth!
We want John!
We want to see them!
On the White House lawn!”] (Sound of supporters)
With fiery chants, supporters welcomed Democrat John Edwards to New Hampshire’s presidential race on Friday.
Steelworkers. Shipyard workers. Students.
Were among the crowd who made it to the pep rally early yesterday morning at [“ We are not going to have an auction, we’re going to have an election.” John Edwards]
Edwards stressed his themes of helping ordinary people.
[“Are we going to ensure that we leave America better that we found it? Are we going to ensure that our children have a better life than I had? That’s what this is about. That’s what this election is about. And it will not be about celebrity, and it will not be about glitz.” John Edwards]
Rian Schneck is a UAW member came down from Long Island to volunteer on John Edwards campaign. He says he’s here to help New Hampshire voters understand why John Edwards is the best choice.
[“Organized labor knows that John Edwards is what we need.”
“Its not only what the unions need. Its what the working people need in the United States. For far too long corporate America has run away with the gain that working Americas has fought for gains over pensions. Its wrong and outrageous to see this happening in our country.” Rian Schneck]
For Saturday, Edwards planned to bring his campaign to This is Joyce Ogirri reporting for WATD News, Election 2008, Manchester, New Hampshire.
(Joyce Ogirri, a broadcast journalism graduate student, is covering the New Hampshire primaries for WATD Radio in Marshfield, Mass.)
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