Clinton, Edwards Campaigns Go Negative on Obama

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So what does Clinton do to regain momentum in New Hampshire? Attack Obama from the right.

Hillary’s aides point to Obama’s extremely progressive record as a community organizer, state senator and candidate for Congress, his alliances with “left-wing” intellectuals in Chicago’s Hyde Park community, and his liberal voting record on criminal defendants’ rights as subjects for examination.

And what does Edwards do to keep Obama from getting the whole Iowa bounce? Attack Obama as a corporate tool.

Edwards’ staff also immediately began to take shots at Obama: Appearing on MSNBC this morning, Edwards’ manager David Bonior described Obama as a sellout to corporate America: “Barack Obama’s kind of change is where you sit down and you cut a deal with the corporate world.”

Neither of these approaches look all that promising, from first glance. But this could get ugly. (Via Sirotablog)

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