Pale Rider
01-05-2008, 02:59 PM
Hillary Clinton Leans On 'Relic' Bill
By NANCY BENAC, Associated Press Writer
Sat Jan 5, 7:40 AM ET
WASHINGTON - In a presidential race where the Democratic candidates are competing as agents of change, Hillary Rodham Clinton's most reliable campaign prop is something of a political relic — her husband.
The former president was at her side to help put the best face on her third-place finish Thursday in Iowa, and he was beside her again when dawn broke the next day on the final push to Tuesday's New Hampshire primary.
"I was never more proud of Hillary in all the days we've been together and all the days of this campaign than when she gave that speech in Iowa," the ex-president told New Hampshire voters.
No loyal spouse would say any less.
But with Bill Clinton, it's a far more complicated dynamic than simply that of the supportive husband.
He is at once a huge part of her political bona fides and a living reminder of days gone by.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080105/ap_po/clinton_and_clinton_4
By NANCY BENAC, Associated Press Writer
Sat Jan 5, 7:40 AM ET
WASHINGTON - In a presidential race where the Democratic candidates are competing as agents of change, Hillary Rodham Clinton's most reliable campaign prop is something of a political relic — her husband.
The former president was at her side to help put the best face on her third-place finish Thursday in Iowa, and he was beside her again when dawn broke the next day on the final push to Tuesday's New Hampshire primary.
"I was never more proud of Hillary in all the days we've been together and all the days of this campaign than when she gave that speech in Iowa," the ex-president told New Hampshire voters.
No loyal spouse would say any less.
But with Bill Clinton, it's a far more complicated dynamic than simply that of the supportive husband.
He is at once a huge part of her political bona fides and a living reminder of days gone by.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080105/ap_po/clinton_and_clinton_4