 John Edwards 2008 presidential campaign

The 2008 presidential campaign of John Edwards, former United States Senator from North Carolina and Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004 began on December 28, 2006 when he announced his entry into the 2008 presidential election in the city of New Orleans near sites devastated by Hurricane Katrina.On January 30, 2008, Edwards returned to New Orleans to announce that he was suspending his campaign for the Presidency.