Road Trip for One America

Join the national campaign's sign-up list of people who want to help win..

Or, you can just join the Wisconsin for Edwards crew (we're working with Chapel Hill closely on all this as our own little auxillary, because frankly, we're far better organized than most non-early states.

UW Students for Edwards - "We're With John."

I'm with John.

I want a candidate for president that's going to bring us universal healthcare. I want a candidate that is going to end the war in Iraq and restore America's moral leadership around the world. I want a candidate that will fight the climate crisis. I want a candidate that will end the game in Washington D.C. and bring us real change, not just words.

That's why I'm with John.

John Edwards is running the most progressive campaign for president and is the most electable candidate - and that means that we can bring about some real change in this country and in our world. But John knows that one leader, even one with some backbone and vision for this country, isn't enough to bring about that change. That's why we need you too - are you with John?

If you are, we need you to help win this campaign at the grassroots. UW Students for John Edwards is continuing its work both here in Madison and in the crucial state of Iowa to win the presidency and to build One America.

On Saturday, October 20th, we're heading to Iowa to help win this crucial state for John Edwards. If you want to come along too, RSVP with an email or if you have any questions, send an email to our state organizer Peter Rickman. If you're with John, there's nothing more important that you can do than to get involved in the campaign now!

And if you're not with John yet, we invite you to come hear why we think that you should be. Among the many Wisconsin leaders that have endorsed John Edwards for president, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin's chairman, Joe Wineke, invites you to hear why he's personally endorsed and Madison's Mayor, Dave Cieslewicz, would like you to hear why he's done the same thing too.

It's time that we have some real change in politics, but words and image aren't enough. We need to change the game and build a movement - electing a progressive candidate with a vision and a purpose - and with your help - can make that happen.

I'm with John and I hope you are too.

-Peter, Anne, Ben, David, Kris, Matt, Sam and the rest of the UW Students for John Edwards team

Message From UW Students for Edwards

I'm with John.

I want a candidate for president that's going to bring us universal healthcare. I want a candidate that is going to end the war in Iraq and restore America's moral leadership around the world. I want a candidate that will fight the climate crisis. I want a candidate that will end the game in Washington D.C. and bring us real change, not just words.

That's why I'm with John.

John Edwards is running the most progressive campaign for president and is the most electable candidate - and that means that we can bring about some real change in this country and in our world. But John knows that one leader, even one with some backbone and vision for this country, isn't enough to bring about that change. That's why we need you too - are you with John?

If you are, we need you to help win this campaign at the grassroots. UW Students for John Edwards is continuing its work both here in Madison and in the crucial state of Iowa to win the presidency and to build One America.

Thursday evening, UW Students for John Edwards is having a chapter organizational meeting - so if you're with John and you want to be involved on the campaign, you should come and hear what we have going on.

And if you're not with John yet, we invite you to come hear why we think that you should be. Among the many Wisconsin leaders that have endorsed John Edwards for president, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin's chairman, Joe Wineke, invites you to hear why he's personally endorsed and Madison's Mayor, Dave Cieslewicz, would like you to hear why he's done the same thing too.

It's time that we have some real change in politics, but words and image aren't enough. We need to change the game and build a movement - electing a progressive candidate with a vision and a purpose - and with your help - can make that happen.

I'm with John and I hope you are too.

-Peter, Anne, Ben, David, Kris, Matt, Sam and the rest of the UW Students for John Edwards team

I'm with John

I'm with John. If you are too, copy this, save it, post it wherever - and spread the good news around with this image.

Quick Media Roundup from JRE in NH

The road to One America continues through New Hampshire, as John continues his "Fighting for One America" tour. No time for any brilliant, insightful commentary...but there is time for a quick media roundup.

In the Concord Monitor, we hear about Edwards blasting "political nostalgia." The Manchester Union-Leader has a quick piece on JRE in NH. And across the country, the LATimes has an article as well. The message of the articles?

Edwards says we need to "change the game.".

And just because we have no video for today, let's get a look at a rally I was at last Sunday, following the DNC debate in Des Moines:

Six Months Until Our Primary! Join the Campaign Now

With six months until the Wisconsin primary, there's lots of work to be done organizing at the grassroots. Get involved locally through our official Wisconsin for Edwards One Corps chapters!

We need to get organized to help with both Wisconsin and Iowa for John Edwards. Let's get down to business!

Fests, Fighting Bob, Labor and Otherwise

Coming up quickly as we head into the "real stretch" of the campaign after Labor Day, when people start paying attention to the race, we have a lot of work to do to get organized. A couple of big events are coming up where we'll have a presence to evangelize the gospel of John Edwards and to sign on new supporters.

If you're in the Madison area, we have LaborFest with the South Central Federation of Labor. If you're anywhere near Milwaukee, we'll be partnering with the Milwaukee County Labor Council at their giant LaborFest. In addition to showing solidarity with our brothers and sisters in the labor movement, we want to be there to recruit from one of our most natural constituencies; the folks of organized labor know their champion when they see it. In the past couple of years, John Edwards has been involved in over 200 actions with organized labor, including marching picket lines, organizing workers, working to get the minimum wage raised in six states, negotiating union contracts, and campaigning for ardently pro-labor candidates. When it comes down to it, organized labor can't afford another Republican president and we need to stand with them to elect a good Democrat. But that's just it, another Clinton-like presidency can't be afforded by labor either (see: NAFTA, Big Business influence on labor and economic policy) - we need to stand with them to elect someone who isn't just looking for the support of labor to get elected, but instead one who is a passionate supporter of and advocate for the Labor Movement. Let's join with them on Labor Day - Madison and south central Wisconsin and Milwaukee

And later that week, in Baraboo is the annual Fighting Bob Fest, hosted by the Man, Ed Garvey - doing more than any one person to keep alive the tradition of Wisconsin's original Progressive. FBFest is going to be around 8,000-10,000 people, many of them coming in from Iowa. Actually, Bob Fest is the largest political gathering in Wisconsin every year, larger than the Democratic and Republican conventions - combined! This is a chance to spend time talking with the really progressive folks in Wisconsin. Can you join us there?.

We need folks out to keep this grassroots campaign moving right along. Hope to see you there!

New One Corps Chapters Added

Thanks to a request for chapter additions, we've added two new chapters to the north of Milwaukee. We'll have Northern Milwaukee Suburbs for Edwards to organize locally in Germantown, Menomonee Falls, Brown Deer, Mequon, and Thiensville, as well as the surrounding communities. And, we'll have Washington County for Edwards to organize locally in West Bend, Kewaskum, Hartford, and surrounding communities. Keep the requests for new chapters coming!