John Edwards was back on the campaign trail Tuesday following a feisty debate in Myrtle Beach.
CONWAY, N.C. -- John Edwards was back on the campaign trail Tuesday following a feisty debate in Myrtle Beach on Monday night. The former North Carolina senator and presidential candidate continued his tour of small South Carolina towns and hopes his debate performance will lead to bigger crowds and more votes.
“You know between all the allegations of Hillary [Clinton] serving on the Wal-Mart board and Senator [Barack] Obama working for a slum lord, I was proud to represent the grownup wing of the Democratic party last night,” said Edwards.
Tuesday morning, most polls showed Edwards came out on top with voters. It appears many of those voters were not entertained by the political punches thrown back and forth by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
John Edwards in S.C.
“II thought that John Edwards did great,” said supporter Mary Bartelotte. “I was a little tired of Hillary and Barack's sniping at one another. I thought John did good.”
“I think that people are tired of hearing politicians go back and forth,” added undecided voter Thomas Batson. “We just want to hear about the problems at hand and how they are going to go about solving them.”
After the Tuesday rally, Edwards said he's not sure if it will mean more votes in Saturday's primary.
“It's unknowable. It depends on how many people watched the debate, how much gets replayed on television. The struggle for me of course is getting heard,” said Edwards.
From the small South Carolina town of Conway, Edwards now heads to New York City for an appearance on the David Letterman Show. He then will head back to South Carolina to barnstorm the state with actor Danny Glover. Voters head to the polls Saturday morning.
News 14 Carolina will continue its coverage of the South Carolina Democratic primary through the weekend. For a behind-the-scenes look at life on the campaign trail, check out Senior Political reporter Tim Boyum's blog.