POLITICS

A Dime's Worth Of Difference?

Clinton And Obama Seek Separation On The Issues

by Kirk Victor

Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008


At a recent debate between the Democratic presidential candidates, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton was asked to describe the most important policy differences between her and Sen. Barack Obama, her rival for the nomination. Health care topped Clinton's list. "I believe absolutely, passionately, that we must have universal health care," she responded. "It is a moral responsibility and a right for our country." n Clinton's answer accentuated her plan's mandatory coverage for everyone -- a standard that, she argues, his proposal fails to meet. The senator from New York has emphasized that difference at every opportunity -- on the stump, in TV ads, and in almost every debate between the candidates.

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