Despite being ranked third in a recent St. Norbert poll of potential Democratic candidates in Wisconsin, John Edwards' campaign for president has garnered support from multiple state leaders as of Wednesday.
""He's not afraid to say he made a mistake,"" said state Sen. John Lehman, D-Racine, on Edwards' previous vote to authorize the Iraq War.
Lehman said he was very impressed with Edwards in the past and thinks Edwards can bring Wisconsin ""back to its roots.""
Edwards is a ""real supporter of working people,"" and he has shown support for Wisconsin by visiting the state numerous times according to Lehman. Ellis Brachan, spokesperson for U.S. Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., similarly said Edwards gained Obey's endorsement because he showed support for ""the working man"".
Both Obey and Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz supported Edwards in 2004.
""The issues he raised in his campaign four years ago, especially the issue of poverty, are even more pressing today,"" Cieslewicz said in a statement on his support for Edwards.
The messages of Universal Health Care and getting out of Iraq ""resonate"" with Wisconsinites according to Edwards spokesperson Kate Bedingfield. She said she was unsure when Edwards would be in Wisconsin next.
Edwards garnered less than 20 percent in the St. Norbert poll, ranking behind U.S Sen. Hilary Clinto, D-N.Y., who had 33 percent and U.S Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., who had 30 percent.
