Elizabeth Edwards fires a broadside at Hillary Clinton:
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Elizabeth Edwards, the outspoken wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, says her husband is more electable than rival Hillary Clinton because “hatred” of the New York Democrat will energize Republicans.
“I don’t know where it comes from. I don’t begin to understand it. But you can’t pretend it doesn’t exist, and it will energize the Republican base,” Mrs. Edwards said in an interview with Time Magazine. “Their nominee won’t energize them, Bush won’t, but Hillary as the nominee will. It’s hard for John to talk about, but it’s the reality,” she added.
Mrs. Edwards has increasingly assumed a visible role in her husband’s campaign and has made several sharp statements, including a strong critique of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton’s record on women’s issues, a biting characterization of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama as “holier than thou,” and a confrontation with conservative commentator Ann Coulter on MSNBC.
She also came under fire last month for telling an interviewer, “we can’t make John black, we can’t make him a woman” and argued her husband receives less media attention because he lacks the interesting stories of his chief rivals.
Addressing those controversial comments, Edwards told Time, “The media goes to this very engaging story about a legitimate woman candidate and a legitimate candidate with an African-American heritage, and that drives up their fund-raising numbers. Then the media folks say, ‘See, that proves we were right to focus on these two candidates.’”…
Edwards’ wife is indeed acting as an attack machine, but she may have bitten off more than she can chew in this case. For all the netroots hype over Iowa polling, it’s still highly unlikely that Edwards will win the Democratic nomination, and now that the duo are attacking Clinton with more frequency (and desperation), they are pretty much guaranteeing that Edwards won’t land in a cabinet slot either.
The Clintons don’t forgive, and they never, never forget.
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“The Clintons don’t forgive, and they never, never forget.”
And, they never, never, go away.
LOL – I keep wondering what’s with this woman. It almost seems like she is the one who wants to be President.
I second Teresa’s comment. The pants are clearly in Lizzies wardrobe at chez Edwards