John Edwards Makes a Whistle Stop in SLC!

By Tracy Medley, 6-04-07

When Democratic presidential candidates start making campaign stops in the Beehive state, you have to ask yourself – are pigs flying? Has hell frozen over? Well they aren’t building igloos in hell just yet, so what in the heck is John Edwards doing in Salt Lake City?

According to The Salt Lake Tribune Edwards scored around $100,000 in a little over three hours at a private fundraising event at The Depot last Saturday. Not too shabby for the reddest little state in the Union.

Edwards brought a message of hope to Utah Dems talking about conservation, patriotism and tolerance. 

Edwards is the first Democratic candidate to visit Utah, though he won’t be the last. Gov. Bill Richardson is expected to attend the annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner on July 13th.