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*​**Correct The Record Friday October 17, 2014 Morning Roundup:*

*Headlines:*

*CNN: “Hillary Clinton subtly swipes at Mitt Romney over auto bailout”
<http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/16/politics/hillary-clinton-mitt-romney/index.html>*

“Hillary Clinton cribbed a page from President Barack Obama's playbook on
Thursday by taking a swipe at Mitt Romney's 2008 oped, ‘Let Detroit Go
Bankrupt.’”

*Washington Post blog: Post Politics: “Hillary Clinton takes swipe at
Romney in Michigan over auto bailout”
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/10/16/hillary-clinton-takes-swipe-at-romney-in-michigan-over-auto-bailout/>*

“Hillary Rodham Clinton, a potential 2016 Democratic presidential
candidate, on Thursday took an apparent swipe at Mitt Romney over his
opposition to the federal government's bailout of the auto industry.”

*The Hill blog: Ballot Box: “Hillary takes shot at Romney”
<http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/221037-hillary-clinton-takes-veiled-shot-at-romney-over-auto-rescue>*

“It is notable that Clinton took the shot at Romney because she has been
avoiding calling out Republican opponents specifically.”

*Detroit Free-Press: “Hillary Clinton campaigns for Peters, Schauer at OU”
<http://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2014/10/16/hillary-clinton-oakland-university-campaigning-mark-schauer-gary-peters/17356301/>*

“The latest battleground for Michigan's top-of-the-ticket was Oakland
County on Thursday, when former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary
Rodham Clinton came to Oakland University to rally voters for Democratic
candidates.”

*Chappaqua Daily Voice: “Congresswoman Lowey Endorses Clinton For
President”
<http://chappaqua.dailyvoice.com/politics/congresswoman-lowey-endorses-clinton-president>*

“U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey said she is behind a Hillary Clinton presidency.”

*CBS Detroit: “Former Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton In Town To Stump
For Democrats”
<http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/10/16/former-sec-of-state-hillary-clinton-in-town-to-stump-for-democrats/>*

“Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared at Oakland University
to campaign for two Michigan Democrats Thursday afternoon.”

*BuzzFeed: “In New Hampshire, ‘Ready For Hillary’ And Bill Clinton Steal
Show”
<http://www.buzzfeed.com/rubycramer/in-new-hampshire-ready-for-hillary-and-bill-clinton-steal-sh#2wk3999>*

“At last year’s [New Hampshire J] dinner, another Democratic trademark made
its debut. The co-founder of the liberal group, Progressive Change Campaign
Committee, passed out stickers that read, ‘I’m from the Elizabeth Warren
wing of the Democratic Party.’ In a seeming counter to the effort, a single
advisor from Ready for Hillary passed out lapel buttons bearing the group’s
logo. The PCCC, as it’s known, did not make an appearance at this year’s
dinner.”

*Politico: “Bill Clinton in New Hampshire: 2014 is ‘serious’”
<http://www.politico.com/story/2014/10/bill-clinton-2014-serious-111971.html>*

“Bill Clinton came to New Hampshire to rally Democrats for the midterms on
Thursday night, holding forth in a room jammed with attendees who were as
interested in his wife’s future as their party’s present.”

*Concord Monitor: “Bill Clinton rallies Democrats at Manchester dinner”
<http://www.concordmonitor.com/news/campaignmonitor/13963385-95/bill-clinton-rallies-democrats-in-at-manchester-dinner>*

“Republican candidates running against the state’s Democratic delegation
want voters to stop thinking this cycle and cast ‘resentment votes’ in
their favor, former president Bill Clinton told a packed house in
Manchester last night.”

*Boston Herald: “Bill Clinton says Coakley has ‘better record, better
plan’”
<http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2014/10/bill_clinton_says_coakley_has_better_record_better_plan>*

“Former President Bill Clinton swept into Worcester today to throw his
weight behind Democratic gubernatorial nominee Martha Coakley, who he
described as a fierce populist fighter taking on a well-moneyed but
out-of-touch opponent in Charlie Baker.”

*Oakland Press News: “State Rep. Tom McMillin protests Hillary Clinton at
Oakland University”
<http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20141016/state-rep-tom-mcmillin-protests-hillary-clinton-at-oakland-university>*

“Not everyone was excited to see former first lady Hillary Clinton
Thursday. State Representative Tom McMillin, a Republican from Rochester
Hills, joined members of the Oakland University chapter of College
Republicans in protesting the appearance.”

*Reuters: “Rand Paul to join McConnell on campaign trail on eve of U.S.
election”
<http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/16/us-usa-politics-kentucky-idUSKCN0I52JV20141016>*

“But Paul, who was in the strategically important state of New Hampshire on
Thursday and is due in Iowa, the other most influential state, next week,
brushed off the notion that Clinton could significantly help Grimes.
‘People mistake thinking the Clintons are popular in Kentucky,’ Paul said.”

*Articles:*

*CNN: “Hillary Clinton subtly swipes at Mitt Romney over auto bailout”
<http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/16/politics/hillary-clinton-mitt-romney/index.html>*

By Dan Merica

October 16, 2014, 7:31 p.m. EDT

Hillary Clinton cribbed a page from President Barack Obama's playbook on
Thursday by taking a swipe at Mitt Romney's 2008 oped, "Let Detroit Go
Bankrupt."

At an event outside Detroit, where the former secretary of state endorsed
Democrats Mark Schauer and Gary Peters, Clinton spoke glowingly of their
support for the 2008 auto bailout that invested billions into the United
States struggling auto industry.

"Now, they could take the safe way, they could line up with those saying
'Let Detroit go bankrupt,' let manufacturing just wither away," Clinton
said to a chorus of boos. "They could be on the side of those who were
criticizing what they called government motors."

Though Clinton never mentioned Romney by name, the comment appeared to be
directed at him, as well as Schauer's and Peters' Republican opponents.

Romney unsuccessfully ran for president in 2012 and famously wrote on
opinion-editorial for The New York Times in 2008 that urged letting the big
three auto companies -- General Motors, Ford and Chrysler -- go into a
structured bankruptcy.

"If General Motors, Ford and Chrysler get the bailout that their chief
executives asked for yesterday, you can kiss the American automotive
industry goodbye," Romney wrote. "It won't go overnight, but its demise
will be virtually guaranteed."

Clinton voted in favor of the auto bailout when she returned to the Senate
from her failed presidential campaign in 2008.

Romney's editorial, though written years before, was a staple of the Obama
attack against Romney in 2012. The campaign used the recovery of the auto
industry to label the former Massachusetts governor as out-of-touch. Obama
would regularly say that he "refused to let Detroit go bankrupt."

Clinton's comments are particularly striking given the probability that she
runs for president and the recent chatter that Romney will try to run for
president for a third time.

"We'll see what happens," Romney told New York Times Magazine last month.
His wife, Ann Romney, told CNN earlier today that she is still "done" with
the idea of another presidential bid, but adds "you know, you never do say
never."

Clinton used more of her speech to talk about the auto industry and the
decision to approve a bailout.

"They," Clinton said, referring to people who wanted the companies go into
bankruptcy, "were willing to walk away from the people of this state, the
jobs, the auto industry, the future."

Later she added, "There are some choices that define career and define what
people are made out of. There are choices that shape your whole life. This
was a choice that would change the future of an industry, a state and a
nation."

*Washington Post blog: Post Politics: “Hillary Clinton takes swipe at
Romney in Michigan over auto bailout”
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/10/16/hillary-clinton-takes-swipe-at-romney-in-michigan-over-auto-bailout/>*

By Philip Rucker

October 16, 2014, 7:49 p.m. EDT

Hillary Rodham Clinton, a potential 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, on
Thursday took an apparent swipe at Mitt Romney over his opposition to the
federal government's bailout of the auto industry.

Campaigning in Michigan on Thursday, Clinton referenced Romney's
now-infamous 2008 New York Times op-ed titled, "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt,"
although she did not mention the 2012 Republican presidential nominee by
name. Clinton said that Reps. Gary Peters and Mark Schauer, the Democratic
nominees for U.S. Senate and governor respectively, defended the auto
bailout in Washington.

"Now, they could take the safe way, they could line up with those saying
'Let Detroit go bankrupt,' 'let manufacturing just wither away,'" Clinton
said, according to CNN. "They could be on the side of those who were
criticizing what they called, 'Government Motors.'"

For Romney, a native of Detroit and son of a former Michigan governor and
auto executive, the "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt" op-ed took its toll across
the industrial Midwest. Throughout the 2012 campaign, President Obama, Vice
President Biden and an array of Democratic surrogates, including former
president Bill Clinton, attacked him repeatedly over his opposition to the
bailout.

Romney had hopes of competing in Michigan, but he lost the state to Obama,
54 percent to 45 percent.​

*The Hill blog: Ballot Box: “Hillary takes shot at Romney”
<http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/221037-hillary-clinton-takes-veiled-shot-at-romney-over-auto-rescue>*

By Peter Sullivan

October 16, 2014, 7:34 p.m. EDT

Hillary Clinton took a veiled shot at 2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney on
Thursday over the auto rescue.

Campaigning in Michigan, Clinton made reference to Romney's infamous op-ed
titled "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt," opposing the government rescue of the
auto industry in 2009.

Clinton made the reference while touting Rep. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), who is
running for senator, and former Rep. Mark Schauer (D-Mich.), who is running
for governor.

"They could take the safe way, they could line up with those saying 'Let
Detroit go bankrupt,' let manufacturing just wither away," Clinton said.
"They could be on the side of those who criticized what they called
Government Motors, but remember there are people, not to name names,
running for these two jobs right now who were saying just that."

Gov. Rick Snyder (R), running for reelection against Schauer, has been
supportive of the auto rescue, while adding he would have done it with some
"differences."

PolitiFact rated Republican Senate nominee Terri Lynn Land with a "full
flop" for opposing the bailout and then later supporting it.

It is notable that Clinton took the shot at Romney because she has been
avoiding calling out Republican opponents specifically. She did not name
Snyder or Land, and on Wednesday in Kentucky did not name Senate Minority
Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).

There has been buzz that Romney could run again in 2016, which would make
him a possible opponent of Clinton in the general election. Romney has
hinted at a possible run but has not said definitely one way or the other.

*Detroit Free-Press: “Hillary Clinton campaigns for Peters, Schauer at OU”
<http://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2014/10/16/hillary-clinton-oakland-university-campaigning-mark-schauer-gary-peters/17356301/>*

By Kathleen Gray

October 16, 2014, 10:28 p.m. EDT

The latest battleground for Michigan's top-of-the-ticket was Oakland County on
Thursday, when former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham
Clinton came to Oakland University to rally voters for Democratic
candidates.

"No place embodies the dignity of work more than Michigan," she told a
crowd of nearly 3,000 at the O'Rena on campus. "With that kind of history
and those values, Michigan deserves leaders who care as much about you as
our families cared about us. Who are as tough and resilient as the people
of this great state."

She talked repeatedly about U.S. Rep. Gary Peters and former U.S. Rep. Mark
Schauer, the Democratic candidates running for the U.S. Senate and
governor, respectively. Both were raised by teachers and went into public
service, she said. And both supported the policies that saved the domestic
auto industry.

"You can tell a lot about a person from how they handle those hard
choices," Clinton said. "They proved themselves in that hard crisis. So are
you going to vote for the people who stuck up for you or vote for the
people who cut you loose and were willing to let you drift away."

Oakland County is a crucial, swing battleground for Peters and Schauer, The
county has been turning more blue over the last few decades, but went for
Republican Gov. Rick Snyder over Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero in 2010 by a
60%-38% margin, and then for President Barack Obama in 2012 by a 53%-45%
margin.

"We are a blue state and it's time for us to start acting like it," Schauer
said.

"Looking at the demographic changes and voting history of the county, it's
going to be close; it's a very competitive area," said John Klemanski, a
political science professor at Oakland University. "These swing voters are
going to be key."

Meanwhile, Snyder was at Walsh College in Troy on Thursday, trumpeting the
accomplishments of female political and business leaders in the state.

"Mark Schauer and Gary Peters have proven how out-of-touch they are by
campaigning with the single-most polarizing politician in America: Obama's
failed Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton," said Michigan Republican Party
chairman Bobby Schostak in a statement. "What we are seeing from Governor
Rick Snyder, Terri Lynn Land and Michigan's Comeback Team are policies that
have moved us forward on the path toward recovery."

Clinton was just the latest big-name politician — and possible presidential
candidate in 2016 — to come to the state. She was preceded by Republicans:
2012 presidential candidate and Michigan native Mitt Romney, former U.S.
Sen. Rick Santorum, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Florida Gov.
Jeb Bush, who have been in the state in the past two weeks for either
former GOP Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land, who is running for the U.S.
Senate or Snyder.

The current first lady, Michelle Obama, was in Detroit last week for the
Democratic ticket, former President Bill Clinton will be in Flint next week
and President Obama is expected to be in the state the weekend before the
election, all campaigning for Peters and Schauer.

Democrats are hoping that Clinton's visit to Oakland University
accomplishes a trio of goals: helping to boost Democratic turnout in the
county, as well as encouraging young people and women to vote.

She delivered, touching on themes of importance to both women and students.
The biggest applause line of the evening was: "Every woman should be able
to make her own healthcare decisions."

"The important thing is what's turnout going to be. Generally, it favors
Republicans in a mid-term election," Klemanski said. "But she presumably
will have an appeal to folks on a college campus."

A small group of protesters, including state Rep. Tom McMillin, R-Rochester
Hills, stood outside the venue carrying signs that mentioned Clinton's role
in the attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya in 2012, when Islamic
militants attacked the compound and killed U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher
Stevens.

Clinton's travel schedule is beginning to take on a presidential campaign
feel. In the last week, she's given speeches, headlined fundraisers and
appeared at rallies for other Democratic candidates in Chicago, Las Vegas,
Denver, San Francisco and Louisville, KY.

U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, D-Royal Oak, told the crowd that Clinton wasn't in
Michigan thinking about 2016, although many were skeptical about that.
"She's here because of the problems and concerns in 2014," he said.

*Chappaqua Daily Voice: “Congresswoman Lowey Endorses Clinton For
President”
<http://chappaqua.dailyvoice.com/politics/congresswoman-lowey-endorses-clinton-president>*

By Sam Barron

October 16, 2014

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey said she is behind a
Hillary Clinton presidency.

Lowey, a Democrat who represents the 17th District, is being opposed by
Republican Chris Day. In an interview with Daily Voice, Lowey said she
would support Clinton, a Chappaqua resident, over Vice President Joe Biden,
who is also considering a run for the White House.

"Vice President Biden is a good man," Lowey said. "We've been friends for a
long time. He would make an outstanding leader. However, I do believe
Hillary Clinton will be running for president."

Lowey said she has worked for and with Clinton in the past and has always
endorsed her. Lowey noted Clinton would be the first woman to be elected
president.

The 17th District covers Yorktown, Peekskill, Ossining, Chappaqua,
Pleasantville, Cortlandt, Mount Pleasant, Briarcliff, Armonk, Greenburgh,
Tarrytown, Irvington, Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley, Mount Kisco, Rye, Port Chester
and all of Rockland County.

*CBS Detroit: “Former Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton In Town To Stump
For Democrats”
<http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/10/16/former-sec-of-state-hillary-clinton-in-town-to-stump-for-democrats/>*

[No Writer Mentioned]

October 16, 2014, 7:10 p.m. EDT

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared at Oakland University to
campaign for two Michigan Democrats Thursday afternoon.

Clinton was in town to help boost the campaigns of gubernatorial Democratic
candidate Mark Schauer and support the campaign of Gary Peters verses Terry
Lynn Land for State Senate.

Frank Colasonti, Jr. of Birmingham doesn’t hold back his enthusiasm and
support for Clinton.

“I love her,” he stated. “So, I don’t about these other people. I don’t
care, I think she’s dynamic, she’s intelligent and she’s compassionate,
she’s everything I want in a politician.”

“I think it will help,” said Colasonti. “It will fire up the base and I’m
sure there are independents here – I’m sure there are moderate Republicans
here too and that will get people out to vote in November and that’s what
we need.”

There were also a handful of protesters on hand for the Clinton visit.

Michael Banerian is the Vice President of the College of Republicans at
Oakland University and said he’s not pleased with President Obama’s
handling of the Ebola crisis.

Amy/Maime Knowle drove from Lincoln Park. “It’s really exciting to have
quite this important and significant here – especially during this race,”
said Knowle.

Protesters throwing out the ‘L’ word and supporters embraced the liberal
chant.

“I think I like that she is a true liberal,” said Nolls. “Someone who is
really looking out for other people.”

*BuzzFeed: “In New Hampshire, ‘Ready For Hillary’ And Bill Clinton Steal
Show”
<http://www.buzzfeed.com/rubycramer/in-new-hampshire-ready-for-hillary-and-bill-clinton-steal-sh#2wk3999>*

By Ruby Cramer

October 17, 2014, 1:08 a.m. EDT

[Subtitle:] At the big midterms fundraiser in New Hampshire, Democrats seem
“READY” for 2016. “Hillary is coming in a few days, you know,” Bill says.

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Ready For Hillary’s point man in New Hampshire stood in
the back corner of the Armory Ballroom, waiting along with the rest of the
1,200 assembled here for a Democratic Party dinner, for Bill Clinton’s
speech.

When approached by a reporter, he reached for his pocket, retrieved a
bright blue “READY” sticker, and hurriedly pressed it to his jacket lapel.

Just about every person at the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner on Thursday night,
a staple of Democratic politics in this early-voting state, was sure to
wear the sticker or a pin, or wield a sign with some variant of the Ready
for Hillary brand.

Traces of the group, a super PAC that supports what many hope will be
another Hillary Clinton campaign, could be seen from the lobby to the
wood-paneled ballroom of the Radisson Hotel in downtown Manchester.

In the ballroom, where Clinton delivered a 40-minute speech, a sign waited
on every seat: “Ready for Maggie,” “Ready for Jeanne,” or “Ready to Vote.”
Print-outs saved spots in the first and second rows: “Reserved for Ready
for Hillary.” And on stage, two giant posters flanked either side of the
lectern: “Ready.”

None of the signage had Hillary Clinton’s name on it, of course. The annual
party gathering was a fundraiser for Democrats running in New Hampshire
this year, including Gov. Maggie Hassan and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. Bill
Clinton, who had come from another rally in Massachusetts, was there for
the 2014 races, too.

But the word “READY” — a trademark that fast became synonymous with the
next presidential race — hung over the event like an obvious reminder:

Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton.

Raymond Buckley, the chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party and the
host of the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, said the event had sold out before
Thursday because of interest in Hassan, Shaheen, and of course, Bill
Clinton. “Nearly everyone in this room feels like they have a personal
relationship with Bill Clinton,” he said, but added: “This is all about
Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan.”

And the Ready for Hillary branding around the room? Buckley shrugged.

“Well, it is New Hampshire.”

The PAC co-sponsored the dinner, putting down a $5,000 contribution to go
toward organization costs. To date, Ready for Hillary has transferred
$60,000 to New Hampshire Democrats, according to an aide. And earlier this
year, the group purchased the state’s Democratic voter file. More than 20
people affiliated with Ready for Hillary, including college volunteers,
attended the event.

The group made a similar showing at the Iowa Steak Fry, the annual
fundraiser hosted by Sen. Tom Harkin, where the Clintons spoke last month.

“We came up with a menu of things for them to select from, and the cost
that that would be,” Buckley recalled, “And they said, ‘We’ll take it all.’”

In Clinton’s speech — an unscripted riff on trickle-down economics, raising
the minimum wage, combating Ebola, the Reagan years, and his “love” of New
Hampshire — the former secretary of state made repeated cameos.

“I’m really quite comfortable being here to campaign for women and taking
orders,” he said at one point, grinning. “It’s like being at home.”

Toward the end of his remarks, he promised, “If you like what happened when
I was president, I’m telling you it will be way better than that going
forward.”

After the speech, Clinton worked the ropeline for about 20 minutes.

Asked if he was happy to be back in New Hampshire, he said, “Are you
kidding? Is it obvious or what?”

“Hillary is coming in a few days, you know,” said Clinton.

She is scheduled to return to New Hampshire on Nov. 2 to campaign for
Shaheen and Hassan. It will be her first visit to the state since the 2008
election. During the primary, voters here delivered Clinton a crucial
victory against Barack Obama.

Gov. Martin O’Malley headlined the same Jefferson-Jackson dinner last year.
But the Maryland governor, who is also considering a White House bid, drew
about a third as many people as Bill Clinton did on Thursday night.

“I think we had about 400 people last time. And it definitely was not sold
out,” Buckley said. “We stopped selling tickets days ago, but people were
still after us all day trying to squeeze in. It’s really a phenomenal
turnout.”

At last year’s dinner, another Democratic trademark made its debut. The
co-founder of the liberal group, Progressive Change Campaign Committee,
passed out stickers that read, “I’m from the Elizabeth Warren wing of the
Democratic Party.”

In a seeming counter to the effort, a single advisor from Ready for Hillary
passed out lapel buttons bearing the group’s logo.

The PCCC, as it’s known, did not make an appearance at this year’s dinner.

Buckley, who has supported the Clintons in the past, seemed to welcome and
encourage the sentiment behind the “READY” messaging.

Before the event began, a projector beamed old photos of the Clintons onto
a large screen behind the stage. And overhead, the campaign song from Bill
Clinton’s first presidential race, “Don’t Stop” by Fleetwood Mac, filled
the ballroom.

“You can’t beat Fleetwood Mac,” Buckley said with a smile.

*Politico: “Bill Clinton in New Hampshire: 2014 is ‘serious’”
<http://www.politico.com/story/2014/10/bill-clinton-2014-serious-111971.html>*

By Maggie Haberman

October 17, 2014, 12:10 a.m. EDT

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Bill Clinton came to New Hampshire to rally Democrats
for the midterms on Thursday night, holding forth in a room jammed with
attendees who were as interested in his wife’s future as their party’s
present.

The former president, the keynote speaker for the state’s Jefferson-Jackson
Dinner, acknowledged the “unsettled” feeling many voters have right now
amid economic uncertainty and global turmoil, but, he insisted, “It is not
2010 .. .and it is not 1994,” a reference to two wave years for Republicans.

Clinton talked for more than 40 minutes about the state of the economy, the
impact of Obamacare in New Hampshire, and the way that crises within the
United States pale in comparison to how the rest of the world is faring. He
told stories about his new granddaughter, Charlotte, but he made no mention
of his wife’s likely second campaign for president during his speech, and
he was subdued on the topic when people asked him about it on the ropeline
afterward. “I don’t know what she’s gonna do,” he told one woman.

Clinton seemed animated and delighted to be back in the state that vaulted
him to national prominence — he called himself “The Comeback Kid” after
coming in second in the state’s presidential primary in 1992 — and he
thanked Granite Staters for being good to both him and his wife.

Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, was hundreds of miles away in Michigan,
appearing at a rally for Democrats there and trashing — without naming him
— former GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney from the stage.

But New Hampshire was the state where Hillary Clinton notched her first
primary campaign victory in 2008, and the Armory Ballroom at the Manchester
Radisson was saturated with reminders of her by the pro-Hillary Clinton
super PAC “Ready for Hillary,” a top sponsor of the Jefferson-Jackson
Dinner, which this year was aimed at boosting Gov. Maggie Hassan, Sen.
Jeanne Shaheen and other Democrats.

There were signs on either side of the stage reading, “Ready for Jeanne!”
and “Ready for Maggie!”

Every seat — there were more than 1,200 attendees — was draped with one of
those signs. Giant versions of the signs were held up by volunteers as
attendees walked into the reception area. At last year’s Jefferson-Jackson
dinner, where Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley was the keynote speaker, Ready
for Hillary had no presence. What stood out instead were stickers provided
by a group of progressive activists declaring, “I’m from the Elizabeth
Warren wing of the Democratic Party.” This year, Ready for Hillary spent
$5,000 to help sponsor the dinner, and essentially swamped the event.

His speech was studded with references to his wife and their family — and
with Bill Clintonisms. “If you like what happened when I was president, I’m
telling you it will be way better than that going forward,” he said. Taking
the stage after Hassan and Shaheen, an old family friend, Clinton said:
“I’m really quite comfortable being here campaigning for women and taking
orders. [It’s] just like being at home.”

He said he had finally gained gender parity in his family when his only
child, Chelsea, got married, but that “a couple weeks ago we had our first
grandchild and I’m in the hole again. So I’m giving up.”

He reveled in the reception he received from a state that still considers
him and his wife “honorary Granite Staters,” as Shaheen said in her
introduction. “I feel like an old race horse in the stable, and people just
take me out and put me on the track … [and] slap me on the rear to see if I
can run around one more time,” he said of his seasonal appeal on the
campaign trail.

“The first time I came here, I was looking for somebody to shake hands
with,” Bill Clinton recalled. But by the time he was done, he had been on
“half the factory floors and two-thirds of the homes in New Hampshire,
every American Legion hall … I love it here.” Biting his lower lip, he
said, “No family in American public life owes more to the people of New
Hampshire than Hillary and I do, and we both know it. Not just because of
how you voted but because of how you treated us, and the opportunity you
gave us to learn and listen and see.”

Clinton, touted by President Barack Obama as the “Secretary of Explaining
Stuff” as he emerged as a key surrogate in the 2012 campaign, defended the
president’s handling of the economy, adding, “We’re on the cusp of
something good happening, if we do the right thing.”

At times, whether discussing the midterms, how to deal with the country’s
problems, or even the negative ads being run against Shaheen, Clinton would
warn the crowd: “This is serious.” At other points, he’d say: “This isn’t
rocket science.”

He acknowledged his family’s wealth and also said he still remembers what
it was like to be poor. He decried Republican approaches toward the
economy, saying, “If we just take care of people at the top, and I am one
now, thank you — we’re doing fine …The difference [between me and others
is] I haven’t forgotten what it was like to be on the other side.”

Clinton also quoted former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, who he almost
competed against in 1992, on campaigning in poetry but governing in prose,
saying he himself likes to “campaign in prose’ as well to explain things to
people.

Later, on the ropeline, asked if his wife is enjoying her time back on the
trail, he said, “Oh yeah, we’re having a great time. Except she’s having
more fun as a grandmother right now, but I think we’re having a good time.”

Over and over, Bill Clinton was greeted by people he knew from the 1992
campaign. He would hug people he recognized, taking photos with others. And
over and over, people in the crowd told him they were looking forward to
another campaign. But Clinton, apparently mindful of keeping the focus on
2014 and not overshadowing his wife, smiled or gave a fist pump, but didn’t
tip his hand.

Among the songs that played before he took the stage was Fleetwood Mac’s
“Don’t Stop (Thinking aboutTomorrow),” his campaign theme song from 1992. A
video montage of him and his wife played on screens next to the stage.
Asked afterward if he was happy to be back in New Hampshire, he replied,
“Are you kidding? Is it obvious or what?”

One woman asked what he and his wife planned to be called by their
granddaughter. “I told [his daughter], we decided we should let our
granddaughter make up her own mind,” he said.

Clinton’s voice was somewhat hoarse after a day spent campaigning,
including a stop to help Massachusetts gubernatorial hopeful Martha Coakley.

Earlier, New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley laughed when
asked about attendance for this year’s dinner compared to 2013.

“Oh, I think we had about 400 people last time. And it definitely was not
sold out,” he said. “We’re now squeezing 1200 people in here, with overflow
in the other room. We stopped selling tickets days ago, but people were
still after us all day trying to squeeze in.”

Ready for Hillary, he said, had said they would purchase “a menu of things”
in terms of sponsorship of the dinner, but he said the evening was “all
about Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan.”

Still, he conceded, “Nearly everyone in this room feels they have a
personal relationship with Bill Clinton.”

*Concord Monitor: “Bill Clinton rallies Democrats at Manchester dinner”
<http://www.concordmonitor.com/news/campaignmonitor/13963385-95/bill-clinton-rallies-democrats-in-at-manchester-dinner>*

By Allie Morris

October 17, 2014

Republican candidates running against the state’s Democratic delegation
want voters to stop thinking this cycle and cast “resentment votes” in
their favor, former president Bill Clinton told a packed house in
Manchester last night.

“I want you to re-elect your senator, your governor, your representatives
in Congress,” Clinton said at the New Hampshire Democratic Party’s annual
Jefferson Jackson dinner, where he highlighted those candidates’ work on
health care, college affordability and raising the minimum wage. “But I
want you to do it with no malice or anger toward your fellow citizens who
are Republicans or independents.”

Clinton headlined last night’s event, which featured U.S. Sen. Jeanne
Shaheen and Gov. Maggie Hassan among the speakers, brought in more than
$250,000 and drew more than 1,200 people – the largest showing ever at the
dinner.

The former president is one of the most prominent Democrats to campaign
alongside New Hampshire candidates during this midterm election.

One of the biggest obstacles this cycle, he said, is voter turnout. Clinton
urged the crowd to get to the pollsNov. 4 to support the Democratic
incumbents so the election doesn’t slip away like in 2010 when low turnout
helped boost a Republican wave.

“You dare not let that happen again,” he said.

Before Clinton took to the podium, Shaheen, Hassan and Congresswomen Annie
Kuster and Carol Shea-Porter each spoke of the stark contrasts between
themselves and their Republican opponents, each highlighting women’s issues
such as equal pay and abortion rights.

“This is a tight race, I need your help,” Shaheen told the crowd. “If you
will join me over the next 18 days, we can make Scott Brown a historic
figure. We will make him the only person to run for the Senate from two
states to be defeated by two women.”

Clinton’s presence was a positive boost of energy to the state’s Democratic
candidates at the top of the ticket who are facing tougher races this cycle
than expected, said Wayne Lesperance, political science professor at New
England College.

In the U.S. Senate race, recent polls have shown a narrowing gap between
incumbent Shaheen and her Republican challenger, Scott Brown, who
campaigned alongside former presidential candidate Mitt Romney this week.

“Clinton brings national attention,” Lesperance said. “He raises the
profile of any campaign.”

The former president told the crowd yesterday that when election season
rolls around, he feels like an old racehorse. “People take me out and put
me on the track and slap me on the rear to see if I can run around one more
time,” he said.

Clinton is still very popular in New Hampshire, Lesperance said, and the
former president has a long historical relationship with the Granite State.
Clinton earned the “comeback kid” moniker after finishing second in the
1992 New Hampshire primary, which kept his presidential prospects alive.

The former president seemed at ease speaking to the crowd and joked that he
feels at home among an all-female delegation. It’s “quite comfortable being
here campaigning with women and taking orders,” he said. “It’s like being
at home.”

Clinton also thanked the state. “No family in American public life owes
more to the people of New Hampshire than Hillary and I,” Clinton said.

Hillary Clinton wasn’t in attendance. She is scheduled to visit the state
the weekend ahead of the election to campaign with Shaheen. But her
presence was still felt.

Ready for Hillary, a Super PAC laying the groundwork for a potential
Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential run, was a top sponsor of yesterday’s
event. And, a variety of a “Ready for Maggie!” or “Ready for Jeanne!” signs
were on every seat in the Radisson Hotel event hall.

Clinton didn’t mention a 2016 run last night. But he spoke of the need for
bipartisanship in order to solve the country’s biggest problems in a world
he said is more and more interdependent.

“We’ll get a hold of this Ebola thing and I do not believe ISIS will
succeed,” he said.

After the two-hour event, Clinton met with voters for 10 minutes before
exiting. “Bye, we love you!” shouted someone in the crowd.

*Boston Herald: “Bill Clinton says Coakley has ‘better record, better
plan’”
<http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2014/10/bill_clinton_says_coakley_has_better_record_better_plan>*

By Matt Stout

October 16, 2014

Former President Bill Clinton swept into Worcester today to throw his
weight behind Democratic gubernatorial nominee Martha Coakley, who he
described as a fierce populist fighter taking on a well-moneyed but
out-of-touch opponent in Charlie Baker.

“She’s got a better record, she’s got a better plan. All you have to do is
increase the number of employers who make the hiring decision,” Clinton
told a welcoming crowd of 800 at Clark University, where he painted the
race as a job interview and voters as the decision-makers in a measured
23-minute speech.

“That’s why the Republican Governors (Association) has spent $6, $7 million
trying to trash that record,” Clinton added of a deluge of RGA-funded ads
in the race. “Experience and performance matter and Martha Coakley has done
the right things for people and she has not only advocated for them, she
has gotten things done.”

Clinton spent chunks of his address honing in on Baker, criticizing stances
he took on climate change and the minimum wage in 2010 during his first
gubernatorial run and comments he made this election cycle dismissing the
Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision’s impact in Massachusetts.

“I don’t care what the polls say. She (Coakley) can win this race handily
if you want it bad enough,” Clinton implored of the crowd.

Clinton’s appearance at Clark University marks another big-name surrogate
rushing to Coakley’s aid, following first lady Michele Obama, who stumped
with her in Dorchester earlier this month, and Vice President Joe Biden who
also appeared in Boston the same week for a fundraiser.

Bill Clinton noted that his wife, former Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton
— long looked at as a potential 2016 White House contender — is “coming up
in a few days” to also campaign with Coakley.

Coakley’s campaign said the former president’s visit also included a
“fundraising component” in addition to the public event, which was expected
to draw 800 people.

The attorney general has faced a heavy cash deficit to Republican opponent
Charlie Baker, who’s campaign reported raising $787,123 through the first
two weeks of October.

After spending another $817,000, Baker and running mate Karyn Polito still
have more than $1.5 million on hand, according to their campaign. Coakley,
meanwhile, raised $647,524 — by far one of her best, if not the best,
two-week stretches of the race — and spent another $505,000 to leave her
and running mate Steve Kerrigan with $319,000 in their warchest, their
campaign said.

At Clark University, speakers honed in on a get-out-the-vote theme,
including U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, who acknowledged “it seems like we’ve had
20 elections in the last couple of years” but urged attendees to still pull
others, including those worn out by the seemly constant campaigning, to the
polls.

“Please don’t mess up on this opportunity,” McGovern said. “Everybody needs
money at the end to do commercials ... but don’t underestimate the value of
one-on-one contact.”

Gov. Deval Patrick framed the race with an “insider-outsider” dynamic with
an emphasis on reaching all parts of society.

“I believe to my core and I did before she became the nominee and I’ve
believed it more deeply as I have watched her engage in this campaign,
Martha Coakley sees us, all of us,” an animated Patrick told the crowd, who
responded with cheers.

Clinton was also scheduled to speak in Manchester, N.H., tonight at a
dinner with Gov. Maggie Hassan, U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and others.

His appearance alongside Coakley came just hours before former Gov. Mitt
Romney was expected to co-host a fundraiser for Baker at the Lenox Hotel in
Boston.

*Oakland Press News: “State Rep. Tom McMillin protests Hillary Clinton at
Oakland University”
<http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20141016/state-rep-tom-mcmillin-protests-hillary-clinton-at-oakland-university>*

By Paul Kampe

October 16, 2014, 4:26 p.m. EDT

Not everyone was excited to see former first lady Hillary Clinton Thursday.

State Representative Tom McMillin, a Republican from Rochester Hills,
joined members of the Oakland University chapter of College Republicans in
protesting the appearance.

McMillin and Co. took exception with Clinton, then Secretary of State, for
her handling of the 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya which killed an
ambassador.

“I’m just incensed she lied about Benghazi,” McMillin said. “The last thing
we need two years from now is her running for president.”

McMillin said Clinton’s role in the incident is criminal.

“The absurdity of the blatant cover-up is incomprehensible,” the 45th
District representative said. “Her role in the cover-up is worthy of jail
(time).” Backed by the Tea Party, McMillin, lost to former state Sen. Mike
Bishop in the Republican primary for the 8th Congressional District Aug. 5,
but he vowed to stay politically active.

“The grassroots, that’s where my heart is,” he said.

*Reuters: “Rand Paul to join McConnell on campaign trail on eve of U.S.
election”
<http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/16/us-usa-politics-kentucky-idUSKCN0I52JV20141016>*

By Gabriel Debenedetti and Jeff Mason

October 16, 2014, 3:26 p.m. EDT

Likely 2016 presidential contender Rand Paul will return to his home state
of Kentucky the day before Election Day to campaign with Republican
colleague Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Locked in a tight race with Kentucky's Democratic Secretary of State Alison
Lundergan Grimes, McConnell has not received much help from Paul, a
libertarian-leaning freshman senator who has openly flirted with a White
House bid.

Paul has barnstormed the country campaigning for candidates, but his
involvement in the Kentucky race has been sparse even as McConnell
regularly mentions his more popular younger colleague in campaign speeches.

The two senators come from different wings of the Republican Party;
McConnell is a long-time member of the establishment and Paul swept into
office in 2010's Tea Party wave.

But McConnell's victory has seemed more likely in recent weeks as poll
numbers stay on his side and national Democrats have shrunk their own
investment in the race.

Paul said in an interview he would go to Kentucky on Nov. 3 to campaign
with McConnell.

"Alison Grimes is in a downward spiral right now. You know, the national
party is pulling out of the race. They're no longer going to spend money in
her race, and she can't remember who she voted for for president," Paul
told Reuters after campaigning for local candidates in Virginia, referring
to Grimes' repeated refusal to say whether she voted for President Barack
Obama in 2012.

"I think it's pretty difficult if you want to run for high office if you're
not willing to admit who you voted for president. It also really shows the
depths of the president's popularity that his own party won't even admit to
voting for him," Paul added, not specifically mentioning McConnell while
assessing the race.

While Paul has been active in a series of races across the country,
especially in states that play a big role in the presidential nominating
process, others have parachuted into Kentucky.

Grimes' campaign, for example, was given a boost by likely Democratic
presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton on Wednesday night at a large
rally in Louisville.

"Let's put another crack in that glass ceiling," Clinton said of sending
another woman to the Senate.

But Paul, who was in the strategically important state of New Hampshire on
Thursday and is due in Iowa, the other most influential state, next week,
brushed off the notion that Clinton could significantly help Grimes.

"People mistake thinking the Clintons are popular in Kentucky," Paul said.

*Calendar:*

*Sec. Clinton's upcoming appearances as reported online. Not an official
schedule.*

·  October 20 – San Francisco, CA: Sec. Clinton fundraises for House
Democratic women candidates with Nancy Pelosi (Politico
<http://www.politico.com/story/2014/08/hillary-clinton-nancy-pelosi-110387.html?hp=r7>
)

·  October 20 – San Francisco, CA: Sec. Clinton fundraises for Senate
Democrats (AP
<http://bigstory.ap.org/article/03fe478acd0344bab983323d3fb353e2/clinton-planning-lengthy-campaign-push-month>
)

·  October 24 – RI: Sec. Clinton campaigns for Rhode Island gubernatorial
candidate Gina Raimondo (Politico
<http://www.politico.com/story/2014/10/hillary-clinton-gina-raimondo-rhode-island-elections-111750.html>
)

·  October 24 – Mass.: Sec. Clinton campaigns for Mass. gubernatorial
candidate Martha Coakley (CNN
<https://twitter.com/danmericaCNN/status/522906865332944896>)

·  October 30 – Washington, DC: Sec. Clinton speaks at the launch of The
International Council on Women’s Business Leadership (CNN
<https://twitter.com/danmericaCNN/status/522470101749342208>)

·  November 2  – NH: Sec. Clinton appears at a GOTV rally for Gov. Hassan
and Sen. Shaheen (AP
<http://bigstory.ap.org/article/03fe478acd0344bab983323d3fb353e2/clinton-planning-lengthy-campaign-push-month>
)

·  December 1 – New York, NY: Sec. Clinton keynotes a League of
Conservation Voters dinner (Politico
<http://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/hillary-clinton-green-groups-las-vegas-111430.html?hp=l11>
)

·  December 4 – Boston, MA: Sec. Clinton speaks at the Massachusetts
Conference for Women (MCFW <http://www.maconferenceforwomen.org/speakers/>)