Presidential Candidate John Edwards Coming to Utah (first visit from '08 Democratic candidate)

[JohnLocke]

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=1235818">Presidential Candidate John Edwards Coming to Utah
Friday, May 18, 2007
Associated Press
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SALT LAKE CITY--A Democrat running for president is planning a visit to the state.

John Edwards' campaign staff says he will make a stop in Salt Lake City on June 1.

Edwards is scheduled to speak at a fundraiser to be held at the Depot that evening.

It will be the first visit from a Democrat running in the 2008 race.
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Read the rest here.

[frazzled]

1. Um, is this the Friday John Edwards press release dump?

I don't mind the occasional story on a candidate, but you've just posted five kind of insignificant stories in a row. If I might be so bold as to give a little advice: I don't think this really helps your candidate. It's like getting robo calls--it starts to have a negative effect on people and actually turns them off. If there's actually something interesting to report, or a real story, fine. But 1,500 women support Edwards? (Something tells me Hillary could top that number by a factor of ten, if not a hundred), and he's making a campaign stop? What next? A report on what he ate for breakfast?

This would apply to anyone making similar such story dumps on any candidate. It's insulting to people here who read widely ... and kind of like fingernails on a blackboard, frankly.

Offered in a sincere effort to point out the potential backlash of this kind of thing. Just saying.

[1932]

3. If nobody's interested, they float away. If people are interested

the marketplace of ideas will crowd them on the front page.

[Catchawave]

7. You can hide the thread ?

Just a gentle reminder to make your visits to DU more enjoyable :hi:

I'm sure the other candidates are making news too, why not post those articles?

[SaveElmer]

2. I can see the headline...

"John Edwards visits Utah, doubles number of Democrats in State"

[More Than A Feeling]

4. Gotta love it! It would be even better if he got out of Salt Lake City.

That would really make headlines.

[applegreen]

5. Good for him

Good for him. We do have fifty states and I don't see that any political party gets to own any one of them.

[More Than A Feeling]

6. Welcome to DU!

You'll fit in just fine!:hi: