Friday's Internet Edition, May 09, 2008.
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| Hillary for President Committee Chair Terry McAuliffe was in Mocksville last week, shown above left talking to Mazie Laurence and Rosalyn Fielding with Pam Ellis looking on. At right, McAuliffe arrives behind the board of elections to promote early voting. - Photo by Robin Snow |
Last week, Terry McAuliffe, chair of the Hillary Clinton for President Committee and former chair of the Democratic National Committee, was in Mocksville, trying to drum up support among early voters for his candidate.
He was met in the parking lot of the board of elections by a handful of Democrats, some Hillary supporters, others there because they believe Clinton or her Democratic opponent, Barack Obama, are the best choices to be our next president.
Rosalyn Fielding of Advance was one of those people. A John Edwards supporter who spent two months in New Hampshire last winter campaigning for her candidate, said she couldn’t turn down the chance to meet with such a prominent figure in national Democratic politics.
“I think Hillary’s programs have more clarity than most of Obama’s, particularly the health care program,” Fielding said. “But I’m impressed with his sense of ethics. Either way, with a Democrat president the country will be a lot better off and regain its leadership position in the world.”
McAuliffe said that every vote for Clinton is important, especially those in North Carolina.
“North Carolina is absolutely critical,” he said. “There’s a long way to go. Hillary is going to ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.