Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Edwards might be the best candidate for the Dems

ABC News has a report about an attack by Edwards on Clinton. His best quote, and he's right on with this:

There was a story in today's New York Times about this issue and about her vote on this issue. And some of her advisers said that she voted yes because she was moving from primary mode to general election mode. I may be wrong, and you'll have to tell me, have we already decided who's going to win the New Hampshire primary?...Instead of primary mode versus general election mode, instead of saying one thing in the primary and something different for the general election, how about if we do tell the truth mode all the time. How about if we say exactly what we believe and stand by that position.

He also skewers her for saying she feels that the solution to the money-in-politics issue is public campaign financing while she continues to eschewing public campaign financing.

He may be completely and utterly unqualified for the office, but John Edwards continues to strike me as the best of the candidates for the Democrat's nomination.

Edwards Attacks Clinton on Questionable Contributions
Political Radar on ABC News

After an article in Friday's "Los Angeles Times" revealed that Clinton received large donations from poor residents living in New York City's Chinatown, the Edwards campaign pounced on the opportunity to bring more attention to the questionable contributions.

"This morning we all read in L.A. Times that many Clinton campaign contributions are raising eyebrows again. Many of their donors are not even registered to vote, and at least one denied even making any contribution at all," Edwards Campaign Manager David Bonior said in a statement on Friday.

"Senator Clinton has said public financing is the answer. Senator Edwards has opted to take public financing, but Senator Clinton has not. Senator Clinton should explain why she doesn't mean what she says...The bottom line is we need a nominee who can do two things: campaign in all 50 states and challenge our broken system in Washington. With every day

the growing question has to be can Hillary Clinton do either?"

Last Sunday while campaigning in New Hampshire, Edwards sought to bring Clinton down a notch by pointing to a story "The New York Times that explained the New York Senator's vote to declare the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization.

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