The day after the Democratic and Republican parties nominate their
presidential candidates, there will be a push to skew the conversation to the agenda
of the lobbyists and special interests. You can be sure as today is monday
that the life of such a cockamayme conversation will rest entirely on the
quality of the candidates nominated. Who is more likely to keep the conversation
trained on Democracy, the rule of law, and the preservation of due-diligence in
the corridors of power????? Enjoy my friends and coleagues:
Dear Haruna,
The choice in this election is simple. If we want a president who will lead
America to the big, bold changes we need and change the conversation in
America, Democrats should choose the candidate who has led the field in ideas and
shaped the conversation in this race so far.
In this campaign, John Edwards has led on the issues -- the other candidates
have merely followed.
But don't take it from me -- let me share with you some of the things people
are saying about John.
As Paul Krugman writes today in The New York Times:
"On the Democratic side, John Edwards, although never the front-runner, has
been driving his party's policy agenda. He's done it again on economic
stimulus: last month, before the economic consensus turned as negative as it now
has, he proposed a stimulus package including aid to unemployed workers, aid to
cash-strapped state and local governments, public investment in alternative
energy, and other measures."
And as Christopher Hayes writes in The Nation:
"The fact remains that the Edwards campaign has set the domestic policy
agenda for the entire field. He was the first with a bold universal health care
plan, the first with an ambitious climate change proposal that called for
cap-and-trade, and the leader on reforming predatory lending practices and
raising the minimum wage to a level where it regains its lost purchasing power."
In this campaign, John Edwards has led the other candidates in standing up
for progressive change.
As Ezra Klein writes in The American Prospect:
"Much more so than Obama, it was Edwards who forced a new style of politics,
untethered by the fear and timidity of the 90s, adamant that liberalism was
an electoral boon and economic justice a popular sentiment. Knowing they had
to defend against his challenge, both Hillary and Obama edged closer to his
appeal.
"It left the Democrats in a much stronger position overall, and forced them
to argue for, and commit to, a much broader and more inspiring agenda than we
otherwise might have seen."
In this campaign, the other candidates have followed John's lead in talking
about the special interests -- but the special interests understand the
difference between rhetoric and reality. That's why corporate lobbyists are united
against John Edwards.
As Kevin Drawbaugh reports for Reuters:
"Ask corporate lobbyists which presidential contender is most feared by
their clients and the answer is almost always the same -- Democrat John Edwards.
One business lobbyist said an Edwards presidency would be a 'disaster' for
his well-heeled industrialist clients.
'I think Hillary is approachable. She knows where a lot of her funding has
come from to be blunt,' said Greg Valliere, chief political strategist at
Stanford Group Co., a market and policy analysis group."
Want to help John's field-leading campaign for change? Then please take a
moment to forward these quotes on to your friends and family who live in the 48
states that have yet to cast a vote for the Democratic nominee. Tell them
that you are standing with John Edwards -- and ask them to join you.
Here's the bottom line in this election. We need a president who has the
vision to put forth bold, progressive solutions to the challenges facing America
in the 21st century. John Edwards has shown he has that vision -- and he has
led on it throughout this campaign.
Thanks for taking action.
--Jonathan Prince
Deputy Campaign Manager, John Edwards for President
January 14, 2008
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