Elizabeth Edwards took the stage to the sounds of North Carolina native Ryan Adams' "Firecracker."
On stage at a textile mill in Manchester, N.H., the wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards struck an optimistic note despite the campaign's third-place finish, recalling his father's work in a mill.
"You never get anything you don't work for," she said. "No one ever promised Wallace Edwards it was going to be an easy job to work his way up."
"This day, we have taken steps, not as big a step as we wanted," she said. "The goal is still in sight."
Edwards then took the stage to the sounds of John Mellencamp's "This is Our Country."



