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On first of two-day NH campaign swing, Edwards' parents tell Granite Staters why his working class upbringing in rural towns makes him the best candidate for president
Manchester, NH – Senator John Edwards' parents Bobbie and Wallace Edwards attended Graniteroots campaign events across New Hampshire today, telling voters about John Edwards' childhood and life experiences that have prepared him to be the best candidate for president.
"Wallace and I could not be more proud of John," said Edwards' mother, Bobbie. "We taught him never to forget where he came from. That's why he's talking about how to end poverty and protect our middle class – because he's fighting for our friends and family and the people he grew up with."
Senator Edwards' parents met with Granite Staters in Laconia, Center Sandwich, and Jackson today. They finish their New Hampshire campaign swing tomorrow with campaign events in Franconia, Berlin and Concord.
"John asked us to visit Berlin and the North Country on this trip because he knows that working Americans in every part of the country are facing the same challenges," said Edwards' father, Wallace. "I worked in mills all my life, and John joined me when he was growing up. We both know how it feels when these mills close their doors and workers lose their jobs – we saw it firsthand."
John Edwards is the only candidate to grow up in a rural town, and his firsthand experiences make him the best candidate to fight for working and middle class Americans. He has proposed bold and comprehensive plans to end poverty in America, rebuild our nation's middle class, protect American jobs, and much more.
See below for tomorrow's schedule of events with Bobbie and Wallace Edwards.
10:45am
Berlin Meet and Greet with Wallace and Bobbie Edwards
Tea Birds Café
101 Main St., Berlin
1:15pm
Franconia Meet and Greet with Wallace and Bobbie Edwards
Home of Jim Forrest and Catherine Miller
344 Iron Foundry Rd., Franconia.
4:00pm
Concord Meet and Greet with Wallace and Bobbie Edwards
John Edwards for President Concord Office
12 North Main St., Concord
Q&A: Educational Disparity
John Edwards answers a question about educational disparity at Hanover Middle School in Hanover, N.H. on September 27, 2007
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