The people have spoken! This week, MoveOn.org, the League of Conservation Voters and other progressive groups brought over 100,000 Americans together to watch all the Democratic candidates present their plans to solve global warming and then vote for the best.

Their choice? John Edwards by a landslide. John's plan got more votes than our two closest competitors - combined.

This is a victory for substance. The media may want to obsess over trivial things, but Americans are ready for bold change—and that's exactly what John Edwards has to offer.

If we can get our message of substance to the Democratic voters and caucus goers in Iowa, New Hampshire and the other key early states, we can win there too.

Can you chip in $25 to help us spread the word on the issues that matter in the key early states? Please give what you can at:

www.johnedwards.com/action/contribute/form

We see it on the ground and we see it online: When voters take a close look at what the candidates have to say on the real issues, John's bold ideas carry the day. Here's what some of the voters had to say this week:

A leader's biggest job is to inspire and inflame our hearts and minds to take on whatever challenges face us... Big problems need big ideas. Crises require passionate commitment. John Edwards seems to me to have the vision necessary to begin healing our earth.
-Kathleen F., Abbeville, SC

All efforts at progress rest on a simple truth: the public good is more important than any private interest. John Edwards understands this. His emphasis on poverty and political economy interface perfectly with efforts to combat global warming. Go Edwards!
-Jason O., Brunswick, ME

As a resident of New Orleans, I appreciate how John Edwards understands the close connection between Global Warming, Hurricanes, Coastal Protection, Green Jobs, and Poverty ... all of which affect New Orleanians directly.
-Grant C., New Orleans, LA

The D.C. pundits can talk about hair until they're blue in the face. We know what matters. And so do voters and caucus goers.

That's why we know that if we can raise enough to get our message straight to the key early states, we'll be right where we need to be come Election Day. Now we just need your help to get there:

Please pitch in $25 or whatever you can afford right now, at:

www.johnedwards.com/action/contribute/form

Thanks for all that you do,
-- Ben Brandzel
   John Edwards for President
   Thursday, July 12, 2007

P.S. Speaking of substance, only four days until John begins his historic Road to One America tour to shine a spotlight on the injustice of poverty in America and build a movement to stop it. You can learn more and get involved at www.johnedwards.com/1-in-8