Edwards' 'Nice Try' Gets it Wrong?
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This seems so obvious I'm wondering if I'm missing something. Watch
the video (again).
STEPHANOPOULOS: But you're against that plan, the Spitzer plan.
EDWARDS: I'm against that plan.
That back and forth begins the ad. Then the text goes at Clinton:
“6 days later”
“What's Senator Clinton's answer?”
“She Still Doesn't Have One.”
Edwards seems to be saying that Clinton hasn't answered whether she supports
the Spitzer plan on illegal immigration or not, six days after the debate. That's
flatly false.
“Senator Clinton supports governors like Governor Spitzer who believe
they need such a measure to deal with the crisis caused by this administration's
failure to pass comprehensive immigration reform,'” her campaign
said.
The Clinton camp answered the question the next day, after her stumble at the
debate, on October 31st. No doubt an Edwards' clarification YouTube will follow. Maybe
they just missed it, after all it was only reported by Adam Nagourney of The
New York Times. Or maybe the facts don't matter at all anymore; winning is all.
Seriously, I know team Edwards wanted to respond to this ad, but their response seems to have been so quick (and sloppy) they got the facts wrong.
Or again, am I missing something?
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