Reply #31: Didn't Hillary

[PATRICK]

wait for both plans to come out before finalizing her own? I forget the chronology but this was both smart and a case of moving the posts closer to what is needed and popularly desired. Obama could have responded by modifying his own closer to the others whatever the price at revealing his newness. By that same token Hillary has had years more time to formulate her plan rather than waiting for the political match-up to determine the outline. They can be shrewd all they want so long as they bring single payer closer to reality.

Not making concesions to the best policies is some sort of weak point for Obama and whatever pre-dispositions or political binds he is in doesn't help with specific issue voters. If he is going to work with Republicans he might start by working with his own party liberals.

(Not an indication of my vote, just noting how and why Edwards voters may prefer Hillary.)