Obama, Clinton campaign together as McCain faces challenge of weak economy
2008-10-17 17:58:33

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UNITY, New Hampshire, June 27 , SPA -- Rivals turned allies, Barack
Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton made a show of unity
Friday in a hamlet named for it, their first joint public
appearance since the divisive Democratic primary race
ended, according to AP.
Some 6,0000 people were gathered to watch in one of the
wide-open fields of the tiny town of 1,700. It's a
carefully chosen venue in a key general election
battleground state: Unity awarded exactly 107 votes to each
candidate in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary in
January.
«Hello, Unity! Hello, New Hampshire!» Clinton said as
she and Obama took the stage together. «Well, Unity is not
only a beautiful place as we can see, it's a wonderful
feeling isn't it? And I know when we start here in this
field in unity, we'll end on the steps of the Capitol when
Barack Obama takes the oath of office as our next
president.»
As she spoke from a podium, Obama, the Democrat who is
competing against Republican John McCain, sat next to her
on a stool, coatless with his white shirt sleeves rolled
up.
Clinton noted that the Arizona senator and the Republican
Party probably hoped she would not join forces with Obama.
«But I've got news for them: We are one party, we are one
America and we are not going to rest until we take back our
country and put it once again on the path to peace,
prosperity and progress in the 21st century,» Clinton said
to cheers.
She encouraged her supporters to join with his «to create
an unstoppable force for change we can all believe in.»
She noted she's had a «front-row seat» to Obama's
candidacy and praised «his grace and his grit.»


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