Presidential candidate John Edwards said yesterday he is reimbursing his campaign $800 for his "hair"-brained Beverly Hills coifs.
The Democratic Edwards, who has taken fire for playing to the poor on the campaign trail while living a first-class lifestyle, charged two $400 haircuts from Tinseltown mane maestro Joe Torrenueva to his campaign, federal records show.
The payouts touched off a furor among middle-class voters in the heartland - people Edwards is counting on to propel his campaign - and prompted one Iowa newspaper to survey local barbers, one of whom called the $400 price tag "preposterous."
News of the first-class pampering for Edwards, who already has a reputation in political circles as a pretty boy, touched off a new round of mockery.
A popular YouTube clip shows the candidate obsessively combing his locks to the tune of "I Feel Pretty."
