"When [John Edwards] unveiled his universal coverage scheme earlier this year, he came right out and acknowledged his plan to pay for it with taxes. The benefit more than outweighed the cost, he said without evasion, as if the concept were self- evident--and firmly in the mainstream of U.S. politics. That's certainly where it belongs."
"More than any of the presidential candidates, John Edwards has come up with a specific and plausible plan that provides for health care coverage for all Americans. And he followed that up yesterday with an excellent speech on poverty at home and abroad, with some good and specific ideas."
"Edwards has been the only candidate to move beyond broad rhetoric to propose a sweeping plan requiring everyone in the country to have health insurance by 2012. So far, he is setting the pace for laying out a specific and ambitious agenda and casting himself as the candidate for 'transformational change.'"