Capitol News 9 - Clinton Campaigns Hard in Texas, Ohio

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Capitol News 9 - Clinton Campaigns Hard in Texas, Ohio

Up early, gunning for every last vote, New York Senator Hillary Clinton rallied at a Chrysler assembly plant Monday before sunrise in Toledo, Ohio.

Later, she went into full attack mode, armed with new ammunition on rival, Illinois Senator Barack Obama.

"Then we find out that your chief economic advisor has gone to a foreign government and basically done the old wink-wink, don't pay any attention. This is just political rhetoric," she said.

Clinton was referring to a memo from the Canadian government, obtained by the Associated Press that quotes a top Obama advisor as saying that Obama's opposition to NAFTA is a political move and not a real policy position.

The Obama campaign says the aide's remarks were misinterpreted and in return accused Clinton of switching positions on NAFTA.

Clinton says the memo is proof Obama lacks substance.

"That's the kind of difference between talk and action and that I've been pointing out in this campaign," she said.
Clinton campaigns hard in Texas, Ohio
As today's critical primaries are only a few hours away, Senator Hillary Clinton has spent the past several days trying to gain support in Texas and Ohio. Our Rita Nissan has more from the campaign trail.

While the economy is the big issue in Ohio, Clinton is promoting her foreign policy credentials in Texas at a stop in Beaumont.

"Who would you hire to answer the phone at 3 a.m. in the White House?" she asked those gathered for a campaign rally.

And with a new television ad slamming Obama by name: "As chairman of an oversight committee charged with the force of fighting al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, he was too busy running for president to hold even one hearing," the ad's narrator says.

Obama is countering with a TV spot of his own in which he says: "I opposed this war in Iraq from the start. It wasn't popular, but it was right. This country is ready for a leader that will bring us together. That's the only way we're going to win this election."

Polls show it's a tight race in Texas. Clinton has a fragile lead in Ohio.

She says success means winning, but she refused to say what would happen if she doesn't have a victory in both states. After losing 11 straight contests, voters in Ohio and Texas on Tuesday could decide whether Clinton drops out.

"I believe that we're going to do well tomorrow, and I believe that that's going to be a very significant message to the country and then we move on to Pennsylvania and the states still ahead. So, I'm just getting warmed up," she said.

Even though she's upbeat, Clinton is not overly optimistic, especially in Texas. In a clear sign of that, she's leaving Texas Tuesday to head back to Ohio to watch the returns. Candidates never want to be in states they're at risk of losing on election night.

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