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Elizabeth Edwards: My Hubby's Better Than Hillary

Candid talk from the candidate's better half

By Sam Gale Rosen, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 17, 2007 3:36 PM CDT

(Newser) – Elizabeth Edwards was wearing light blue pajamas when she talked to Salon about her support for gay marriage, standing up to Ann Coulter, and why her husband would be better for women than Hillary Clinton if he were elected president. "She's just not as vocal a women's advocate as I want to see. John is," said Elizabeth, an attorney and mother of four.

Asked why she vocally supports gay marriage while her husband does not, Elizabeth cited differences in their religious backgrounds. She also revealed that she has blogged under different screen names, and that she is uncomfortable with Hillary's hedging on abortion.

Former North Carolina senator and Democratic Presidential hopeful John Edwards and wife Elizabeth arrive at the Time 100 gala, Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at the Time Warner Center in New York. The gala was... (Associated Press)

Elizabeth Edwards, wife of presidential hopeful John Edwards, greets people during commencement at Meredith College in Raleigh, N.C. Sunday, May 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Jonathan Fredin) (Associated Press)

Democratic presidential hopeful and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, center, and his wife, Elizabeth, right greet Henery Phipps while taking a walking tour of the 9th Ward in New Orleans, Sunday,... (Associated Press)

Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards, speaks at a gala for the Human Rights Campaign on Saturday, July 14, 2007, in San Francisco. During her speech, Edwards reiterated... (Associated Press)

%u2019s 20th Annual Scholarship Recognition Banquet Thursday, May 24, 2007, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) (Associated Press)

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