Edwards speaking the truth

Edwards: Dems need to show 'backbone'

DES MOINES, Iowa - Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards calls on his party to "have a little guts" and be a voice for working people in a television ad set to begin airing in Iowa on Thursday.

In the 60-second spot titled "Heroes," Edwards said it is time for the Democratic Party to represent America's working men and women.

"It is time for our party, the Democratic Party, to show a little backbone, to have a little guts, to stand up for working men and women," the former North Carolina senator says. "If we are not their voice, they will never have a voice."

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