Edwards camp on the AFSCME flier
Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2007 11:11 AM by Mark Murray
From NBC's Mark Murray and Chuck Todd
As mentioned last night and earlier today,
NBC/NJ's Carrie Dann reported on a flier by the pro-
Clinton labor union AFSCME that hits
Obama on his health-care plan. The catch, however, is that the flier appears disguised as an
Edwards attack -- since he is the only candidate mentioned in it criticizing Obama.
Now the Edwards campaign weighs in on the flier. Jennifer O'Malley Dillon, the Edwards campaign's Iowa state director, says in a statement: “There have been a lot of misleading tactics and tricks in the last few weeks, but we've just never seen anything like this before. Either they are trying to trick people, or they've realized that on health care, John Edwards is the candidate who speaks honestly about what it really costs and what will be required to have truly universal coverage. He has led the debate on health care with the strongest, boldest plan that covers everyone and is paid for by repealing the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy."
She continues, "It's fine to have an honest debate about policy, but Iowans deserve better than planted questions and campaign fliers designed to fool them.”
Meanwhile, the Obama campaign sent First Read past congressional testimony from AFSCME head Gerry McEntee criticizing Massachusetts' health-care plan, which -- drum roll, please -- mandates health insurance.
