Post by Logan on Apr 24, 2016 4:15:38 GMT -6
TRACIE VAN AUKEN
Hitting the area trail: Former President Bill Clinton greets supporters at a campaign event for his wife, Hillary Clinton, in Lower Gwynedd. He also made stops Saturday in Swarthmore, Northeast Philadelphia, and Langhorne.
He's in Delco, Philly, Montco, Bucks: Bill Clinton stumps here for Hillary
By now the pitch was familiar: Bill Clinton, his speechmaking skills sharp as ever, crisscrossed the region Saturday to stump for his wife, Hillary Clinton, "the best change-maker I've ever known," as the Pennsylvania primary nears.
He spoke in Delaware and Montgomery Counties, adding stops in Northeast Philadelphia and lower Bucks. Yet some of the day's most electrifying words were uttered not by the former president but by a former congresswoman - Gabby Giffords of Arizona, who joined him at a school in Lower Gwynedd.
Giffords, who struggles to speak because of wounds suffered in a 2011 mass shooting, said Hillary Clinton would stand up to the gun lobby.
"Speaking is hard for me," she said. "But come January, I want to say these two words: 'Madam President!' "
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