Actor Glover throws support to Edwards

Posted: 12/30/2007

After the 2004 election, former U.S. Sen. John Edwards devoted himself to building relationships with the nation’s labor unions. While that effort has paid off with some labor support for his 2008 presidential bid, Edwards also picked up another important endorsement during that time.

Actor Danny Glover toured the country with Edwards last year during a campaign to organize service workers. He said he came away from that tour convinced that Edwards is the best candidate to fight for the disadvantaged.

“What I was really impressed with was his ability to listen to their story and to talk with them from a framework in which he was committed to working with them and bettering their wages and working conditions,â€