Risky business: Edwards' attacks on Clinton:

After stepping up attacks on Clinton, Edwards is ripped by Dems
Rob Christensen | McClatchy Newspapers
last updated: November 20, 2007 09:29:01 PM

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — John Edwards isn't finding many nice things to say about Hillary Clinton, one of his rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Clinton won't promise to end American combat missions in Iraq, Edwards says. She's helping the Bush administration pave the way for military action in Iran. And she's too cozy with Washington lobbyists, from whom she accepts campaign contributions.

"Does anyone here believe that if we trade a crowd of corporate Republicans for corporate Democrats, there will be any change in Washington, D.C.?" Edwards asked more than 1,000 people packed into the Cole College auditorium in Cedar Rapids on Monday night.

"Noooo," is the cry of a crowd that had been warmed up by singers Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne with "Thing Called Love."

Edwards is becoming the most aggressive Democratic hopeful in going after the New York senator.

But now the other Democratic candidates are beginning to fire back, and Edwards has gone from being the hunter to the hunted.

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Statagically, If he can't win Iowa....it is difficult to see where he breaks through.

If Hillary wins Iow, its two or three nails in the coffin.


His hest hope might be for Obama to win if he can't win himself. That would make the Hillary's demise the story of the week leading into NH and he might pick up shifting support there.

There is no real value in attacking Obama.

and frankly I think it's going to backfire, but we'll see. really, there isn't all that much time left-less than 6 weeks until Iowa

"She's helping the Bush administration pave the way for military action in Iran. And she's too cozy with Washington lobbyists, from whom she accepts campaign contributions. Does anyone here believe that if we trade a crowd of corporate Republicans for corporate Democrats, there will be any change in Washington, D.C.?"

Those aren't attacks, those are facts. And Edwards and Obama don't really have to win in IA and NH--all they need to do is finish close enough to Hillary to make her look mortal. She will have to win DECISIVELY to put nails in their coffins.

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