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August 20, 2004

An Edwards Preview

Maura Keaney, one of the most hardworking Democrats in Virginia, sent along this news from Thursday night's Virginia Grassroots Coalition meeting in Shirlington.

Here's Maura's report:

Tonight, as about 35 of us got settled to start the meeting, we heard that John Edwards was shopping at the bookstore next door!

It so happened that one of the VGC attendees had brought hundreds of
Kerry/Edwards signs, pins, and bumper stickers, so we quickly grabbed a stack of signs and formed a little "instant rally" for Edwards on the sidewalk outside Cap City.

(I think he must have been shocked to go into the bookstore with his kids, minding his own business, and then come outside to find a mini-rally appear out of nowhere!)

I had my camera with me, but for the first time since I bought my digital camera a year ago, my battery was dead. Bummer! I don't think anyone else got photos, but many people got to shake his hand.

Most importantly, John Edwards got to see that there is SO MUCH excitement in Virginia about turning Virginia blue that all he's got to do is step out of the car on Virginia soil and a rally for him will magically appear!

Posted by laura at August 20, 2004 09:36 AM

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