Ezra Klein, an advocate of socialized medicine, argues that Clinton's new plan is smarter than the old one: "The rhetoric is interesting too, being entirely about 'choice.' … The first bullet point assures readers that every American will be able to keep their current coverage if they so desire. Etc, etc. This is very distinctly aimed at the criticisms of the 1994 plan, which is that it would reduce choice and constrain medical freedom." Liberal Kevin Drum at the Political Animal agrees with Klein and adds: "Edwards and Obama are going to have a very hard time making criticisms that stick. Obama, in particular, suffers because his plan is, if anything, a bit less ambitious than Hillary's even though he's supposed to be the candidate with fresh new ideas. For now, anyway, I think Hillary has outflanked him."