JOHN EDWARDS ECHOES HIS WIFE. On Hardball last night John Edwards defended his wife’s criticisms of Hillary Clinton:
On Elizabeth saying he is a better advocate for women than HRC: “It is not shocking that my wife is for me. I am proud to have her support. I hope I get her vote too. … I actually talked to Elizabeth this afternoon about this. I think the point she was making is that if you look at things like poverty, there are more women in poverty than there are men. … And in these kinds of substantive areas that have a direct impact on the lives of women, I have been very aggressive. I have been out front and lead a on those issues” (MSNBC, 7/17).
I can only imagine that Barack Obama must be sitting in a high-backed armchair next to a fire while stroking a kitten and gently murmuring “good… good.” An attack by Edwards on Clinton hurts both of them and thereby strengthens Obama. It’s also not a terrible idea for Edwards since he’s got to do something to revitalize his campaign. For Clinton there’s no upside that I can see. Edwards also managed to embrace the substantive part of his wife’s criticism while sliding past her less coherent criticisms that I highlighted in my last post.
–Sam Boyd
