Editing Elizabeth Edwards (section)

==Political activity==
During much of 2004, Edwards joined her husband, United States Democratic Vice Presidential nominee [[John Edwards]], on the campaign trail. She took a similar role in her husband's 2008 presidential bid, and was one of his closest advisers.

Edwards disagreed with her husband on the topic of [[same-sex marriage]]. She became a vocal advocate in 2007 when she stated: "I don't know why someone else's marriage has anything to do with me. I'm completely comfortable with gay marriage."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna19404694 |title=Elizabeth Edwards strays on gay marriage |work=NBC News |date=January 5, 2011 |access-date=May 1, 2011}}</ref>

On June 10, 2008, it was revealed that Edwards would be advising her husband's former rival and eventual Democratic nominee, [[Barack Obama]], on [[Health care reform in the United States presidential election, 2008|healthcare issues]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Sargent |first=Greg |url=http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/obama_to_partner_with_elizabet.php |title=TPM Election Central &#124; Talking Points Memo &#124; Obama Says He's Partnering With Elizabeth Edwards On Health Care |publisher=Tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com |date=June 9, 2008 |access-date=May 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716191852/http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/obama_to_partner_with_elizabet.php |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Her husband also endorsed Obama during the later stages of the [[Democratic Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008|2008 primary season]].

Edwards became a senior fellow at the [[American Progress Action Fund]] and testified before Congress about [[Health care reform in the United States|healthcare reform]] on its behalf.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/health-care-reform/2009/07/on_the_hill_elizabeth_edwards.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203202108/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/health-care-reform/2009/07/on_the_hill_elizabeth_edwards.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 3, 2009 | newspaper=The Washington Post | access-date=May 1, 2010 | title=On the Hill, Elizabeth Edwards Calls Attention to Medical Bankruptcies | first=Chris | last=Cillizza}}</ref>