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Why Is Edwards AWOL in North Carolina?

Posted May 4, 08 6:16 AM CDT in Politics 

(Newser) – Why has John Edwards maintained silence as the precarious Democratic contest heads to his home state of North Carolina? Could be, Politico posits, because he knows he has little sway there. According to insiders, the state, which holds its primary Tuesday, knew the senator only fleetingly before he leapt to the national stage, and though Democrats are proud of this native son's "political comet," an endorsement “would carry no weight.”

Edwards was only four years into his first term when he began campaigning for president in 2004, and he did not seek reelection. One congressman noted, without malice, that “he’s probably gone to more political events in Iowa in the last four years than in North Carolina.” So, while Edwards is “exceptional” and “well-known nationally,” “You simply do not hear his name associated with the work in the vineyards and making a difference in terms of fundraisers or endorsements,” an NC consultant notes.

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Democrat John Edwards as he withdrew from the presidential race.   (AP Photo/Bill Haber)
Former presidential candidate John Edwards speaks at the Annual Young Democrats Conference in Research Triangle Park, N.C., Saturday, March 29, 2008.   (AP Photo/Sara D. Davis)
Edwards depicted as a baseball player on one of the seven "Presidential Predictor" cards included in the Upper Deck 2008 Series One Baseball Cards.   (AP Photo/The Upper Deck Company)
In this Jan. 21, 2008 file photo, Obama, Clinton, and Edwards share a laugh.   (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Former Democratic presidential hopeful, former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., is seen during a taping of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report," Thursday, April 17, 2008.   (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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