Topic subject Edwards in N.H. puts heat on Bush and Clinton

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3735107, Edwards in N.H. puts heat on Bush and Clinton
Posted by Omaha Steve on Sun Nov-18-07 04:16 PM


http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07322/834857-176.stm

Road to the White House
Sunday, November 18, 2007
By Jerome L. Sherman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

MILFORD, N.H. -- David Gibson is angry, and he's searching for a candidate who can channel his anger.

A retired air traffic controller and self-described political independent, Mr. Gibson, 67, calls President Bush a "liar," who has little concern for ordinary people. The Iraq war, he said, is an "illegal invasion." Until last week, he said, his probable pick in the New Hampshire presidential primary was long-shot Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio.


Jae C. Hong / Post-Gazette
Former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., answers a question during the Democratic presidential candidates' debate at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, on Nov. 15, 2007.


But a fiery stump speech from John Edwards, the former North Carolina senator and 2004 Democratic vice presidential candidate, changed Mr. Gibson's mind.

"I learned my lesson the hard way," Mr. Edwards said of his support for the 2002 congressional authorization for the use of force against Iraq. "You cannot give this president an inch. He has to be stopped."

Over 45 minutes on Tuesday, Mr. Edwards delivered a pugnacious portrayal of the state of the nation to a crowded room at a local Boys & Girls Club, telling listeners to prepare for a long battle against special interests that dominate Washington, D.C.

But his criticism went well beyond the current occupant of the White House. Trailing in the polls both nationally and in New Hampshire, Mr. Edwards is stepping up his efforts to present himself as the only true fighter among leading Democratic presidential candidates and the clear alternative to frontrunner Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York.

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