Today, Hillary Clinton will release her plan for universal health care. I haven't seen it yet, but rumor is that it will be a pleasant surprise. The Edwards camp, cognizant of the dangers of losing their edge on health care, sent out this advisory:
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
EDWARDS TO MAKE MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT DEFINING HIS STRATEGY TO PASS UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE
Will discuss bold strategy to move America towards universal coverage
Chicago, Illinois – On Monday, Senator John Edwards will make a major announcement that will define his strategy to pass real health care reform. During his address at the Laborers Leadership Convention in Chicago, Edwards will discuss what must happen to move America towards true universal health care. Edwards was the first presidential candidate – Democratic or Republican – to take on the big insurance and drug companies and propose a plan for quality, affordable health care for every man, woman and child in America. Edwards has also built on his plan, which he unveiled last March, with specific proposals for bringing down health care costs, improving the quality of care, fighting cancer, HIV/AIDS and strengthening the nursing workforce.
With no knowledge of what he'll say, I can't speak to how this will work. But for Edwards to respond to Clinton's plan by pushing the ball forward and staking ground on strategic aggression is a very smart way of keeping at the cutting edge of the conversation. More on both his comments and Hillary's plan as the day progresses.
