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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: JBTFD who wrote (653537)10/29/2004 6:10:05 PM
From: Hope Praytochange  Read Replies (1) of 769670
 
October 29, 2004
Edwards Is Finding It Difficult to Shift G.O.P. Trend at Home
By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD

ith the fanfare of a concert tour, Senator John Edwards plans to return home to North Carolina today to cast an early ballot and attend a rally in his honor, accompanied by the rocker Jon Bon Jovi and thousands of supporters.

But if the polls are any indication, the voters of his state would sooner welcome President Bush than Mr. Edwards, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee.

Despite warnings by Mr. Edwards during the primary season that it would be an enormous mistake to ignore the South and his promises to "beat President Bush in my backyard,'' North Carolina seems to be falling in line with the rest of the South in the Bush column.

The Kerry campaign is not advertising in the state, having shifted much of its television money since mid-August to swing states in the Midwest and West, and political analysts in North Carolina said Mr. Edwards would have faced a tough hurdle even at the top of the ticket.
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