Politics | 10/07/2008 9:10 am
Hillary Clinton Says Obama, Dems Will Help 'Repair' America

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There are a lot of things broken in America, so Hillary Clinton says she is doing everything she can to get Democrats into more leadership positions this election season.
Since July, the New York senator has raised more than $8 million for former primary rival Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, and she plans to crisscross the country for more cash. Former President Bill Clinton is also stumping for the Illinois senator.
"I am using every tool that I have to help Democrats win," Clinton told USA Today while fundraising at events for Obama and congressional Democratic candidates in Texas and California over the weekend. Later this month, the former First Lady will headline Obama fundraisers in Chicago, Philadelphia and Little Rock and 11 other events to raise money for congressional candidates and state Democratic parties.
Clinton is also doing more to get more Democratic women elected to the Senate. On Friday, she sent out an e-mail fundraising appeal for Louisiana incumbent Mary Landrieu and challengers Kay Hagan, who is running against GOP Sen. Elizabeth Dole in North Carolina, and former New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen, who is in the middle of a repeat of her close 2002 race with GOP Sen. John Sununu.
Clinton is also pushing for voters to elect the 36 female candidates endorsed by EMILY’s List – the organization that finds and promotes women candidates to office.
"This year, more than ever, our country is depending on women voters to elect Democrats up and down the ticket," Clinton wrote in the EMILY’s List e-mail. "I have seen firsthand the power of women … Republicans, led by the McCain-Palin ticket, are spending millions, fighting hard to stay in power. They don’t believe women should earn equal pay for equal work. They don’t believe women should control their own reproductive decisions. They want to turn back the clock, when we need leaders who will move us forward."
Clinton didn’t say whether another White House run was in her future but rejected the idea that many of her supporters will defect and vote for McCain next month.
"The vast majority of people who voted for me will vote for Sen. Obama," she said. "They understand that … we desperately need a Democratic administration to take the reins of the economy and turn it around."
Since July, the New York senator has raised more than $8 million for former primary rival Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, and she plans to crisscross the country for more cash. Former President Bill Clinton is also stumping for the Illinois senator.
"I am using every tool that I have to help Democrats win," Clinton told USA Today while fundraising at events for Obama and congressional Democratic candidates in Texas and California over the weekend. Later this month, the former First Lady will headline Obama fundraisers in Chicago, Philadelphia and Little Rock and 11 other events to raise money for congressional candidates and state Democratic parties.
Clinton is also doing more to get more Democratic women elected to the Senate. On Friday, she sent out an e-mail fundraising appeal for Louisiana incumbent Mary Landrieu and challengers Kay Hagan, who is running against GOP Sen. Elizabeth Dole in North Carolina, and former New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen, who is in the middle of a repeat of her close 2002 race with GOP Sen. John Sununu.
Clinton is also pushing for voters to elect the 36 female candidates endorsed by EMILY’s List – the organization that finds and promotes women candidates to office.
"This year, more than ever, our country is depending on women voters to elect Democrats up and down the ticket," Clinton wrote in the EMILY’s List e-mail. "I have seen firsthand the power of women … Republicans, led by the McCain-Palin ticket, are spending millions, fighting hard to stay in power. They don’t believe women should earn equal pay for equal work. They don’t believe women should control their own reproductive decisions. They want to turn back the clock, when we need leaders who will move us forward."
Clinton didn’t say whether another White House run was in her future but rejected the idea that many of her supporters will defect and vote for McCain next month.
"The vast majority of people who voted for me will vote for Sen. Obama," she said. "They understand that … we desperately need a Democratic administration to take the reins of the economy and turn it around."
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