Sen. Hillary Clinton actually said nice things about former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani during a stump speech in Rock Hill, SC, yesterday.
The South Carolina Democratic Primary is being held today. A Zogby poll on Friday showed Sen. Barck Obama with a significant lead over the former first lady, though it also indicated that former North Carolina senator John Edwards might finish above the twenty-percent threshold in today's race.
Clinton made the remarks which were quoted by Matt Garfield in an article for the local Rock Hill newspaper "The Herald" in response to a question from a "New York Times" reporter about whether she felt for Rudy given his low polling numbers in the Florida Republican Primary.
She started by quipping: "You're so bad," but then she gave what sounds like a surprisingly gentile comment given the partisan mud-slinging on both sides:
"He's worked very hard in this campaign," Hillary Clinton said. "Anybody who puts themselves in this arena deserves our respect. This is not easy."
Rudy was campaigning at a rally for Cuban Americans in Miami where he continued the party mantra of being tough on the Cuban government, regardless if Fidel or Raoul Castro is in charge. Rudy still trails all the leading contenders as he has a mere 15 percent of the vote in the Sunshine State.
Obama held a rally with a sizable turnout Friday night in Florence, SC. Edwards is also making his rounds around the Plametto State as he held a rally in towns like Laurel, SC.
Cong. John Spratt (D-SC) was on hand for the rally, which was Hillary's first stop in Rock Hill. He has not endorsed any of the candidates, but he complemented Hillary for visiting his district:
"Sen. Clinton, you can go back and tell Bill (Clinton) that you drew a bigger crowd than he did."
If I lived in Rock Hill, where much of my mother's family still resides, I would probably vote for Edwards today. South Carolina's leading newspaper "The State," out of Columbia, has said that undecided voters will determine today's outcome.
One has to give South Carolina Republicans credit for choosing Sen. John McCain, who looks to be one of the few candidates on either side who can work with the other party
Fringe candidate Mike Gravel is still in the race. Though, he spent at least some portion of the week in Utah at the Sundance Film Festival (see earlier entry). It will be interesting to see how manyvotes he gets in Spartanburg.
Useful Links:
http://www.heraldonline.com
http://obsprimary.blogspot.com (Charlotte NC political blog)
http://www.thestate.com
http://www.c-span.org
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