The article in the N.Y. Times said that, Senator Clinton made a stop in Scranton on Sunday and called his comments “elitist and divisive.” Clinton then continued by saying that, “Senator Obama has not owned up to what he said,” Mrs. Clinton said, speaking at a news conference. “What people are looking for is an explanation. You know, what does he really believe? How does he see the people here in this neighborhood, throughout Pennsylvania, Indiana, other places in our country? I think that’s what people are looking for, some explanation, and he simply has not provided one.”
In a message clearly intended for undecided superdelegates, whose votes could still go to her favor, Mrs. Clinton said that she believed that she is more electable than Mr. Obama and that Republicans could use his comments against him.
“I think it’s very critical that the Democrats really focus in on this and make it clear that we are going to stand up and fight for all Americans, and we’re going to stand up and fight for the values and the way of life of Americans in every part of our country,” she said, adding, “I’m running because I think I’m more electable.”
The Clinton campaign, showed no sign of letting up on its criticisms of Obama’s words.
Obama’s surrogates defended him on Sunday by saying, “He was trying to express the frustration that people feel, not only with this economy, but what’s been happening in Washington, where special interests have had a stranglehold on the process in Washington.”
The L.A. Times described that in Scranton, where Clinton’s father grew up and where she spent summer vacations as a girl, the campaign chose a politically picturesque backdrop for Mrs. Clinton to shake hands and greet voters. She also walked down a side street lined by small houses and was greeted by hundreds of supporters who stood on their front porches and screamed her name.
The local newspaper wasn’t as supportive as it featured an article about Mr. Obama’s remarks on its Sunday front page, the editorial board on the same day endorsed Mr. Obama, calling Mrs. Clinton a “political lightning rod” whose administration would deepen political divisions.
Clinton acted as if the paper’s endorsement wasn’t a big deal and said, “Well, that has happened in other places like Texas and Ohio.”
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