Edwards family returns to Raleigh, friend says

[kskiska]

WASHINGTON - (KRT) - Hoping to spend time with friends after a week of dispiriting news, Sen. John Edwards and wife Elizabeth flew home to Raleigh, N.C., on Friday, according to a close friend of the family.

Ellan Maynard of Raleigh, who has known Elizabeth Edwards for more than a decade, also said the senator's wife - diagnosed Wednesday with breast cancer - spent most of Friday meeting with doctors and is expected to undergo surgery at a Washington hospital.

"(It'll) probably (be) a lumpectomy," in which only the lump is removed, Maynard said Friday. "The question is where to have it. They're looking at a couple of hospitals in Washington, because John has to be there and the kids are in school there."

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On Friday, the Edwardses made a last-minute decision to "come back (home) to spend time with friends," Maynard said. "I got an e-mail from one of John's Senate aides that read, `They were looking for friends, not frowns.'"

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http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/special_packages/election2004/10111858.htm

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[serryjw]

1. Where can we send get well cards?

n/t?

[whirlygigspin]

2. that's nice

and he can take time out to thank all 3 people in NC that voted for him.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

3. ? Three people ?

There are some of us that really do admire Edwards here in NC . Maybe I am the 4th person but I know there is more . Believe me , Kerry freaking won NC . I will forever hold the 2004 results from NC with a question mark .

[whirlygigspin]

4. proove it

well, if you can proove he won NC, the whole planet would rejoice.

[AP]

6. Exit polls had him at 48:52.

[tsuki]

17. What is your Governor Saying?

As I understand, Gov. Easley is a democratic.

[AP]

5. Is that you seventhson?

[Wind Dancer]

8. Wrong, the inside info with new voter registration

showed a very tight race. The exit polls were within 1 percent - we have e-voting in almost a third of the state, Edwards may have won this state honestly. Many of us worked day and night volunteering, comments like yours don't help when we feel robbed. We also lost the senate race, but amazingly kept our Democratic governor.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

9. Thank you FrustratedDemInNC :)

Someone knows what I am talking about .

[Wind Dancer]

12. You betcha, CarolinaPeridot!

There were serious problems here - you will never convince me this state lost by such a wide margin, we were within 1%. My precinct had 87% turnout, we had more Dems vote and less counted across the state.

I am trying to compile a list of discrepancies now.

[AP]

14. Perhaps it was very important for the fascists to say about Edwards...

..."look, he didn't even win his own state"...which strangely seems to be the mantra of a few DU'ers.

[Wind Dancer]

15. A few facts.

A systems software glitch in Craven County's electronic voting equipment is being blamed for a vote miscount that, when corrected, changed the outcome of at least one race in Tuesday's election.

Then, in the rush to make right the miscalculation that swelled the number of votes for president here by 11,283 more votes than the total number cast, a human mistake further delayed accurate totals for the 40,534 who voted.
http://www.newbernsj.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=18297&Section=Local

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More than 4,000 early votes lost in Carteret County

11/04/2004
Associated Press

Several North Carolina counties reported problems with voting, including Carteret, where more than 4,000 early votes were lost because the electronic voting system could not store the volume of votes it received.
It was unknown what affect the problem would have on local or state voting results or what action the state Board of Elections might take. Two statewide races, for superintendent of public instruction and agriculture commissioner, remained unresolved and too close to call on Thursday.

In Carteret, the county was told by the manufacturer of the voting system that its units could store up to 10,500 votes, but the limit was actually 3,005 votes.
Officials said 3,005 votes cast early were valid.
While waiting for the final precinct Tuesday night, election workers began tallying the absentees, no excuses ballots and Election Day tallies. They found their numbers didn't match the numbers they were getting from a computerized printout.
"That's when we started looking," said Sue Verdon, secretary of the Carteret County Board of Elections.

In Mecklenburg County, a discrepancy in unofficial totals posted on election night had officials recounting early voting results Thursday.
The county election office said before the election that 102,109 people voted early or returned valid absentee ballots. But unofficial results from election night showed 106,064 people casting early and absentee votes for president.
The difference was pointed out by county Republicans on Wednesday.

Elections director Michael Dickerson said late Wednesday that he was unsure if there was a problem but acknowledged the situation was unusual. He said election officials had not lost any votes.

Bartlett said there are an estimated 72,469 provisional ballots still to be counted in the state, with four counties not yet reporting.

Until those ballots are added into Tuesday's unofficial results, it's hard to speculate what impact, if any, voting changes in individual counties might have, officials said.
http://www.wcnc.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D86...

November 4, 2004. Chowan County. Elections board officials were busy tallying corrections Wednesday to results in Guilford, Yadkin and Chowan counties, Bartlett said http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/local/100943...
Chowan County Voting Machines Not known what kind of machines used in Chowan this election. They did have lever machines. May have been testing other machines.
November 4, 2004. RALEIGH, N.C. -- Election Day has come and gone, but three statewide races still do not have a clear winner.

It only takes 60,000+ votes per state to give * a win. John Edwards could have won and we will never know the truth. It is heartbreaking for all of us who worked so hard to carry this state for Kerry and Edwards, can ya imagine how excited we NCer's felt thinking we contributed to turning this state blue? I will never believe this election wasn't stolen.

[AP]

18. Bookmarked.

I can see this coming up a lot in the next four years when it comes time to try to discredit the Democrats with the best chance of winning in 2008.

[anamandujano]

16. They said the same about Gore and Tennessee

I can't find the link now but there is a page that documents much hanky panky during the 2000 election in Tennessee. Gore may well have won the state.

[sonias]

7. I think Elizabeth might prefer if we donated money to the cause

Breast cancer research in her name. Or maybe we all start wearing those pink bands for her until she comes through this. The money does go to research too.
http://www.bcrfcure.org/

Or fund mammograms
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/

If there are other sites where we can do this please post links in this thread.

Love, prayer and hugs to the Edwards family.

Sonia

[NVMojo]

10. Bless that woman and her whole family ...

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

11. Bless them indeed - all of them .

I would love to see her one day run for the US Senate and represent us in NC . She is a smart lady . I wish the Edwards family the best of luck .

[lady raven]

13. donating in her name

That is a WONDERFUL idea! Count me in!

[CherokeeDem]

19. Another Breast Cancer Foundation

Also, please consider donating to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. I know that the founder is a Republican but my very Democratic friend is the Executive Director of the Branch in Miami-Dade & Broward County and they do fantastic work. Fortunately, politics has not encroached on this organization.

I am sorry, as a newbie, I am not certain how to post a link but I'll try. At least you will have the address.



For the millions of women and men who face breast cancer, we should all do everything we can.