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John Bel Edwards: “Now that he's out of the race, I think a lot of voters will be attracted to me, because they know I'm the one person…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2004
Now that he's out of the race, I think a lot of voters will be attracted to me, because they know I'm the one person left in this race who has won a tough race in the south.
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

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Edwards comments on the potential shift of voters from Wesley Clark to himself after Clark's exit from the presidential race.

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