E. Edwards: Imagine This

One day after John Edwards announced his education platform, his wife Elizabeth Edwards told a New Hampshire audience that the plan is the latest example of him leading the Democratic field when it comes to addressing the issues. “Imagine what this race would look like if John weren't in it,” asked E. Edwards on 9/21 at a house party in Hooksett, NH.

At other events in the state on Friday and Saturday, Edwards also discussed health care and the Iraq war, and the importance of Democrats electing a candidate who can lead a strong general election ticket. “It’s not going to do us a whole lot of good to have the White House if we don’t keep the Senate,” Edwards said at a house party in Lee, NH on 9/21.

She said John Edwards bring “a constellation of things we rarely get in a candidate,” and that there “are too many important things for us to even remotely take a chance on anything less than a sure thing.”

Asked Saturday about her focus on the electability issue, Edwards said it is simply a “reflection of what I hear from people, that we absolutely have to win.” “I stress the issues that voters are actually concerned about,” she said.

At several of the events, Edwards said that Hillary Clinton's new health care plan, announced this week, “looks a lot like John’s." She also said he could be counted on to fight to make sure a universal system becomes reality. “We can’t let Harry and Louise stop us from getting the health care that we need,” she said Friday night in Epsom, NH. [MIKE MEMOLI]