August 20, 2007

EDWARDS: Romney/Edwards '08?

Talking Points Memo's Steve Benen is troubled by the following quote from John Edwards interview with Rolling Stone: "Do you think the American people want the same people who responded to Hurricane Katrina to run their health-care system?"

Benen comments: "For one thing, Edwards is parroting Mitt Romney's position, almost word for word. ... Maybe Edwards was misquoted. Maybe he was kidding and was taken out of context. I'd love to hear an explanation. In the meantime, when leading Democratic candidates repeat misguided Republican talking points on healthcare reform, it's a problem.

EDWARDS II: Between Barack And A Hard Place

Open Left's brklyngrl links to CNN polling showing John Edwards polling ahead of Barack Obama on experience (but still behind Hillary Clinton), and behind Clinton and Obama on change. She comments: "This puts Edwards in a tough spot. He can't really challenge Obama on experience without strengthening Hillary Clinton's position in the election, and he can't really push Clinton on change without strengthening Obama's position. But he also can't afford to let Clinton become the experience candidate and Obama become the change candidate if the election will be dominated by issues of change and experience."

Posted by Conn Carroll at August 20, 2007 01:01 PM