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A little late, Edwards stumps in New Jersey
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| Contributor | Tony82 |
| Last Edited | Tony82 Sep 29, 2004 12:33pm |
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| Media | Website - PoliticsNJ.com |
| News Date | Wednesday, September 29, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Edwards uttered his first word to the audience at 6:22 -- nearly two-and-a-half hours after he was originally supposed to start -- and then spent twenty minutes warmly reciting his stump speech.....
Democrats have grudgingly admitted they’re not happy with the numbers, but insisted that New Jersey, which favored Al Gore by sixteen points in 2000, would return to its Democratic tendencies after it was exposed to Kerry’s message.
Problem is they had a chance, through Edwards, to get their message out today. In the back of the ballroom was a platform for members of the media. Plenty of New Jersey newspaper reporters were present, as were NJN and News 12. They were joined by the big boys of the broadcast media -- crews from all of the New York network television affiliates, who, together, represent the dominant source of information for two-thirds of the state’s residents.
Edwards's visit still received coverage on the late-night newscasts and it will feature prominently in the newspapers on Wednesday, but staged media events are all about maximizing exposure. In that department, the event seemed like a blown opportunity.
“Tell me about it,” grumbled one frustrated Democratic operative shortly before Edwards arrived. “His only visit to New Jersey and this is what they do.” |
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