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Obama Challenges Hillary's Electability, Edwards' Sincerity
In an interview with the Washington Post, Barack Obama questioned Hillary Clinton's electability and overall ability to build a broad coalition.
"Whatever arguments you want to make for Hillary Clinton," Obama said, "I don't think anybody believes that somehow the election is going to be significantly different than 2000 or 2004, that different states or different congressional districts suddenly come into play, that she brings in a whole new group of voters that might not have voted before."
And as for his other main rival, Obama doubts just how genuine John Edwards is, contending that Edwards "wasn't this raging populist" when he ran last time. "He was in the U.S. Senate for six years, and as far as I can tell wasn't taking on the lobbyists and special interests. It's a matter of, do you walk the walk that you talk?"
Did he say anything about his own wishy-washiness and inability to generate an idea until five to seven days after someone else had already said it publicly?
November 9, 2007 9:03 AM | Reply | Permalink
So what? Mukasey's nomination was going to be approved regardless of whether Obama was there to vote or not.
Obama seems dead on in his analysis of Edwards. The issue of how genuine he is, is a big problem for Edwards.
November 9, 2007 9:13 AM | Reply | Permalink
"It's a matter of, do you walk the walk that you talk?"
The Senator needs to learn that when you point a finger at someone there are three more pointing right back at you.
The issue of how genuine he is, is a big problem for Edwards.
It's an equally big problem for Obama who promised to be a "change agent" but who just yesterday wondered if Hillary was "too old" to unite the country. There are plenty of other examples where you can ask if Obama is indeed genuine or just another Chicago pol.
November 9, 2007 9:35 AM | Reply | Permalink
By the way, if you read the article, Obama actually defends Clinton against the attempts to turn her into a caricature. Which is smart politics in places like Iowa, but also basically what he believes. See this conversation with Cass Sunstein (one of his colleagues at Chicago Law):
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/11/07/sunstein/
November 9, 2007 9:44 AM | Reply | Permalink
Obama has nothing and I mean nothing to brag about in his Senate record, he hasn't been a leader on anything of note. Edwards has been a consistent populist and has never taken money from lobbyists, unlike Obama who took lobbyist money throughout his career until this campaign.
November 9, 2007 9:46 AM | Reply | Permalink
Actually, Obama's voting record in the Senate for the time he's been there has been virtually identical to Hillary Clinton's. And that in fact is something to brag about.
November 9, 2007 10:08 AM | Reply | Permalink
AJ,
What do you think of Lugar-Obama, Coburn-Obama, and the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007?
November 9, 2007 10:09 AM | Reply | Permalink
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November 9, 2007 10:21 AM | Reply | Permalink
AJ,
I would also like your views on Obama-Schumer, which I believe was reported favorably out of committee and is on the calendar.
November 9, 2007 10:27 AM | Reply | Permalink
Wow, he got something out of committee, I can't wait for the five year anniversary tour. For someone who took lobbyist money his whole career to impugn the sincerity of his opponent on this issue is bs.
I remember distinctly Edwards talking about the issue of lobbyist and corporate influence in 2003, while Obama was happily larding up Illinois and Federal lobbyist contributions.
How's that, DTM?
November 9, 2007 10:37 AM | Reply | Permalink
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November 9, 2007 11:21 AM | Reply | Permalink
AJ,
Well, that certainly wasn't a particularly substantive answer to my question.
If you don't want to address what Obama has been doing in the 110th Congress (which is obviously still ongoing, so it is a little odd to complain that so far Obama-Schumer has just been reported out of committee), what about the two measures I noted from the 109th Congress: Lugar-Obama and Coburn-Obama? Both were passed and signed into law.
November 9, 2007 11:57 AM | Reply | Permalink