Something happened in last night's CNN/YouTube debate.

A stark difference between the candidates became clear. When John Edwards said what needed to be said, if we want "real change, big change, bold change... we can't trade our insiders for their insiders." And then urged all of us to stand up for what really matters.

Watch the video that everyone is talking about - and help continue last night's momentum by showing your support for John Edwards by contributing today:

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Take a look at the moment in the debate that everyone needs to see and help spread the word by sending the link on to your friends and family.

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According to CNN, viewers rated that moment the highest of all the candidates - but more importantly it has sparked thousands to join our cause.

Because if you believe this country needs fundamental change - not compromise, not triangulation, not empty rhetoric - then there is something important that all of us need to understand from John's words last night:

"The people who are powerful in Washington - big insurance companies, big drug companies, big oil companies - they are not going to negotiate. They are not going to give away their power. The only way that they're going to give away their power is if we take it away from them."

Those interests are not going to fund our campaign. Far from it - they are going to do everything they can to stop us. And, that is why if we are really ready to stand up for what matters:

• Ending the war in Iraq.
  
  
• Taking on the insurance companies and HMOs to fight for universal health care.
  
  
• Taking on the oil industry and fundamentally changing our energy policies to end global warming.
  
  
• Taking on the powerful who care about nothing but profits and greed at the expense of working people, the middle class and the poor.
  
  
• And returning our government of the people to the people.

It's up to us.

Either we fund this campaign and make the difference or it falters because I guarantee you no one else will.

What really matters?

What you do now - really matters.

Contribute and spread the word about the one candidate and the one campaign that will change America.

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Thank you for everything you do,
--Joe Trippi
  John Edwards for President
  Tuesday, July 24, 2007