Edwards shifts focus to integrity

[babylonsister]

Edwards shifts focus to integrity

By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer Tue Oct 30, 3:12 AM ET

EXETER, N.H. - Democrat John Edwards is trying to turn the Democratic presidential race into a referendum on honesty and integrity, areas where polling has shown that voters are divided about Hillary Rodham Clinton.

The argument marks a shift in a race where Edwards and Clinton's other Democratic opponents have criticized her stance on policy but usually have avoided taking on her character directly. In an interview Monday with The Associated Press, Edwards said Clinton is part of a corrupt Washington system.

"Good people are caught up in this system, and I've given some examples of the places that I think she's caught up in it," Edwards said. "And I also, secondly, think that she continues to defend it. And I don't think you can bring up the change this country needs if you defend a corrupt system that doesn't work.

"The closer we get to the election and the more people move past celebrity and to the issues such as honesty, integrity and who can actually bring about change, I think they are going to pay very close attention to those questions," Edwards said while riding in a minivan between campaign stops.

Edwards is a former trial lawyer with a penchant for making effective closing arguments that are strong on emotion, and he is likely to press his case when the Democrats meet for a debate Tuesday night in Philadelphia. His shift against Clinton comes as she is leading in every national and state poll.

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[saracat]

1. And right he is.Go John, the soul of the Democratic Party!

[nannah]

i am skeptical about the national polls.

I think they are skewed by either the questions asked or the group polled. The reason I feel this way is that all the online blog polls i've read show Edwards leading and hill trailing by alot.

now, i'm not ignoring that on line polling has its own integral bias, but the bias is toward people who are active and informed. It still seems odd for the blog polls to be so different from the so called national polls.

[nannah]

2. i am skeptical about the national polls.

I think they are skewed by either the questions asked or the group polled. The reason I feel this way is that all the online blog polls i've read show Edwards leading and hill trailing by alot.

now, i'm not ignoring that on line polling has its own integral bias, but the bias is toward people who are active and informed. It still seems odd for the blog polls to be so different from the so called national polls.

[creeksneakers2]

3. If Edwards wants to proclaim himself the champion

of integrity he can start by ending his unfounded personal attacks against Clinton. Hillary is not corrupt. If accepting money is in itself corrupt then Edwards is guilty too because Edwards takes money from plenty of people.