John Edwards presidential campaign, 2008

John Edwards for President 2008
Campaign	U.S. presidential election, 2008
Candidate	John Edwards U.S. Senator from North Carolina (1999–2005)
Affiliation	Democratic Party
Status	Announced Dec. 28, 2006 Withdrew Jan. 30, 2008
Headquarters	Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Key people	David Bonior (Manager) Joe Trippi (Senior Strategist) Jon Prince
Slogan	Tomorrow Begins Today
Website
www.johnedwards.com

The 2008 presidential campaign of John Edwards, former United States Senator from North Carolina and Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004 began on December 28, 2006 when he announced his entry into the 2008 Presidential election in the city of New Orleans near sites devastated by Hurricane Katrina. On January 30, 2008, Edwards returned to New Orleans to announce that he was suspending his campaign for the Presidency. On May 14, 2008, he endorsed Barack Obama at a campaign event in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

On December 28, 2006, Edwards officially announced his candidacy for President in the 2008 election. The day before, his campaign website accidentally released that Edwards would be entering the 2008 Presidential election when it went live for a short time one day prior to his planned announcement in Eastern New Orleans. He also inadvertently released his campaign slogan early as well: "Tomorrow begins today." This ended months of speculation about whether or not Edwards would make a second run for president.

David Bonior, a former House Democratic Whip from Michigan, was Edwards' campaign manager, bringing strong relationships with organized labor, as well as experience in grassroots campaigning.Kate Michelman, a nationally prominent abortion rights activist and former leader of NARAL, joined the campaign as a senior adviser, charged with outreach to women.Joe Trippi, former Howard Dean Internet strategist, joined Edwards' campaign as part of the media team and also senior adviser in April 2007.

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