An Edwards question: Where does he 'live'?
By Jim Tankersley
Two quick things to know about how John Edwards' campaign team views news coverage of the Democratic presidential primaries so far: 1) They don't think Edwards has received nearly enough, particularly compared to rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. 2) They haven't liked a lot of the coverage Edwards has received.
For particularly vivid proof of No. 2, check out this memo sent to reporters today by Edwards spokesman Eric Schultz. It seeks to dispell two national storylines that irk the campaign - the "hypocrite" storyline and the "he-has-to-win-Iowa" storyline - with the help of some colorful charts.
"Dearest national media and purveyors of beloved conventional wisdom," it begins.
"You have a difficult and troubling decision in front of you. Where does John Edwards live?
"Does he live in his '28,000 square foot house' (which feeds your illogical and false storyline that he is a hypocrite because he speaks out for the poor and the middle class).
"Or...
"Does he 'virtually live in Iowa' (which feeds your false storyline that he has spent more time and resources there than his Democratic opponents. Not to mention it raises the stakes for us in Iowa, discounting the reality of how hard the other candidates are working there).
"The facts are below, we apologize in advance if they are inconvenient."Read on for the nifty charts.
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October 12, 2007 2:10 PM | Permalink