Friends,

This is what the John Edwards campaign is sending out as a response to questions about his position on illegal aliens in NC community colleges

Dear (NAME),

Here we are, just 30 days from the Iowa caucuses, our effort is in high gear -- and we've just heard that the dirty tricks against John's campaign are about to begin in full force.

This follows a news report just two weeks ago at Politico.com of polling calls in Iowa that tested the response of voters to John's decision to carry on campaigning.

Why am I not surprised?

The lobbyists, the special interests, the Washington insiders who want to continue playing politics-as-usual -- none of them want to see John Edwards and his bold ideas for real change succeed.

Who stands to benefit from the politics of destruction launched by these insiders? It's those who believe the inside track is the best track for our country -- and that a lobbyist always knows best. They're afraid of John's plan to take on the rigged system and return our country to the American people.

Mark my words: In the coming days and weeks, these special interests will put millions of dollars into attacking John. They'll open up their bag of tricks and use any tool and every means they can to tear apart his vision for One America. They may think it's fun -- but millions of Americans without health care won't see the funny side of their attacks.

Don't be surprised when you hear or see these attacks. Know and understand that these are the actions of those who are desperate to maintain politics and business-as-usual in Washington.

What you can do, however, is make a contribution to our campaign today -- a contribution that will allow us to continue taking John's message of transformational change to Iowa and New Hampshire and the other key early states.

Click here to make a contribution for change.

Our campaign receives its support from tens of thousands of people like you -- not from special interests or lobbyists or their political action committees. It is your support for John that sustains him as he campaigns around the country.

Don't allow the Washington insiders to select the next president. And don't allow them to try and influence the results of the caucuses and the primaries with dirty tricks.

Click here to make a contribution for change.

Thanks for your support.

Sincerely,

--Jonathan Prince
Deputy Campaign Manager, John Edwards for President
December 4, 2007
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