"Edwards Continues to Criticize Clinton in S.C." (with video)

ABC News, with video (07:51);

After a tough Democratic debate Tuesday night, Sen. Hillary Clinton's, D-N.Y., campaign accused her fellow candidates of using "the politics of pile on." For former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., the "pile on" hasn't stopped.

While campaigning in South Carolina, Edwards again accused Clinton of "double talk."

In an interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos that airs Sunday, Edwards added the charge that Clinton "operates in a corrupt system."

"I think, first of all, that she defends a system that doesn't work in Washington, D.C.," Edwards said. "She thinks it's fine to continue taking lobbyist money. She thinks it's fine to be the biggest recipient of, you know, health insurance money, health industry money, defense money, et cetera. And she says she will be the agent for change. Well, I just don't think that's going to happen."

See more of Edwards' interview Sunday on "This Week." Check your local listings for air time.("This Week" airs in Seattle on KOMO 4 @9am on Sunday, 11/4)

Edwards is running third in most national polls and has struggled to break out of the field. This week, he aimed to present himself as the alternative to Clinton.

"I think there's a fundamental choice for voters," Edwards said. "If you believe the status quo works and this system is fine the way it is, and you're willing to pass this mess on to our children, then she's your candidate."

Stephanopoulos asked Edwards if he was worried that his attacks on the only female candidate in the race would spark a backlash among female voters.

"First of all, I have more respect for female voters than that," Edwards said. "I think women voters in this country are strong and smart, and they will look at every one of us and say, 'Who will make the best president of the United States for myself and for my family?' I think that's how they'll judge us."