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Clinton Asks Hispanics to Get Behind Obamaby Josh Gerstein
The Hispanic activists who were among Senator Clinton's most loyal supporters gave her a rousing welcome this morning when she turned up at the Hispanic caucus meeting at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. As he introduced Mrs. Clinton, Senator Menendez of New Jersey acknowledged the elephant in the room: the fact that the former first lady performed much more strongly among Latino voters than Mr. Obama did. "She connected with our community in a way no candidate ever has," Mr. Menendez said. When Mrs. Clinton took the stage, rhythmic cheers of "Hillary! Hillary!" echoed through the room. "I came here to say thank you. Thank you for the support you gave me," she said, before quickly moving into a pitch for Mr. Obama. "On any issue that matters to you, we must have a Democratic president to make progress together," Mrs. Clinton declared. "I know with all my heart that we cannot afford four more years of the same failed policies." In her most direct appeal, Mrs. Clinton said she wanted to see her backers in the trenches for the presumptive Democratic nominee. "I am asking you those of you who supported me—I would be forever grateful—to work as hard for Barack Obama as you worked for me," she said. "Let us remember what we were fighting for. We were not just fighting to elect a particular person president. We were fighting to take our country back.…We are on the same journey now." Mrs. Clinton also repeated a line she rolled out earlier in the day, rejecting the TV ad Senator McCain's campaign has been airing charging that Mr. Obama did not picker as his runningmate because of her criticism of his inexperience. "I'm Hillary Clinton and I do not approve that message," she said, to cheers from the crowd. Related Topics: Dem Primary, General Election |
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