Edwards Blasts Kerry on Trade, Deficits : article about today's debate

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Presidential Elections - AP http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20040229/ap_on_el_pr/democrats

Edwards Blasts Kerry on Trade, Deficits

By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK - On the brink of a 10-state election that could doom his candidacy, John Edwards (news - web sites) shed his nice-guy approach in a debate Sunday and accused John Kerry (news - web sites) of spouting "the same old Washington talk" on critical issues like trade and deficit spending.


Edwards dismissed suggestions that he is quietly vying to be Kerry's running mate. "Oh, no. Oh, no, no. Far from it," he said. As if to prove his point, Edwards then took on Kerry in tougher-than-ever terms in the last scheduled debate of the primary season.

Polls show Edwards trailing in all 10 states conducting primaries or caucuses Tuesday, giving Kerry hope of driving the freshman North Carolina senator from the race and uniting the party against President Bush (news - web sites)'s $100 million-plus re-election campaign.

Debating Edwards and two other rivals, Kerry questioned how a fellow congressman can call anybody a Washington insider. "Last time I looked, John ran for the United States Senate, and he's been in the Senate for the last five years. That seems to me to be Washington, D.C.," said Kerry, a 19-year Senate veteran.

The candidates debated with two other rivals hours after Haiti's embattled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigned and flew into exile. As the capital fell into chaos, the United States said international peacekeepers — including Americans — would be deployed soon.

[revcarol]

1. How sweet. <heavy sarcasm>

2 other rivals are MENTIONED.Not named, but mentioned.

All bow down to the whore media. They picked the "electables," now they're promoting them. Can't mention anyone who wants to undo media consolidation.

[disenfranchised]

2. Is there a poll for Minnesota?

[machiado]

3. Another blatant example of the media

pushing Edwards forward in this race. You'd think from this article only Edwards was speaking in the debate.

[59millionmorons]

4. On Wednesday he will be blasting Kerry from his home in SC

Because he will be done.

[newyawker99]

7. Hi jemcewen!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[libragirl73]

5. He can blast him to the moon--

--it means NOTHING if Edward-o
won't cancel NAFTA.

The cancellation of NAFTA and the WTO
is the only way to save American jobs from
moving to Mexico ar overseas.

ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.

[arewethereyet]

6. its the only way that involves killing the economy