Post-Debate, Edwards Speaks Softly to Supporters

John Edwards, casual in jeans, spoke this morning before a crowd of maybe 200 in a cold and empty former

John Edwards, casual in jeans, spoke this morning before a crowd of maybe 200 in a cold and empty former peanut factory.

“I hope y’all got to see the debate last night,” he said by way of introduction.

He seems to be working to distance himself from the scuffling between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, and is speaking very gently and calmly.

He took questions from the audience about healthcare and foreign policy, and went after what he called the current administration’s belligerence and bellicosity. Post-Debate, Edwards Speaks Softly to Supporters