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Rivals switch roles in Iowa | |
2007-11-27 | |
In a reversal of fortune, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., is barnstorming Iowa with a front-runner's swagger while Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., scrambles like The mood and stump styles of the two campaigns reflect this new reality: An ebullient
Clinton, like all the Democratic contenders, is now devoting the bulk of her time to Iowa. Either she or former President Bill Clinton plans to be in the state nearly every day through the Jan. 3 caucuses, with a break for Christmas. In another acknowledgment of the tight race, Clinton has abandoned any pretense of remaining above the fray and has engaged Obama nearly every day along the campaign trail. "There is a big difference with Sen. Obama's health care plan: I have a health care plan that covers every single American," she said on an Iowa campaign swing during the weekend. "He, by his own admission, leaves out at least 15 million Americans. Â… So I am going to draw issue distinctions, then when we finally choose a nominee, which I expect to be, we will close ranks, run against the Republicans and win." | |
Posted by:Fred |
#1 Obama is riding a bit of a wave amid the Midwestern seas of grain. An editor read this and thought it sounded great. |
Posted by: Excalibur 2007-11-27 09:35 |