calls ‘elitist’ attack ‘what we do politically, when we start getting behind’
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Presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., told a town hall-style meeting in Washington, Pa., that when rival Hillary Clinton called him elitist, it wasn’t racist, ‘It’s politics.’
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WASHINGTON - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday dismissed a voter’s suggestion that when Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton called her rival elitist it “bordered on uppity.”
“It’s politics,” the presidential candidate told a town-hall meeting on veterans affairs. “This is what we do politically, when we start getting behind in races. We start going on the attack.”
Obama holds the lead in votes, pledged delegates and states won with 10 contests remaining, including the Pennsylvania primary next Tuesday.
[…] admin wrote an interesting post today on Obama: Clinton criticism not racially motivatedHere’s a quick excerptHillary Rodham Clinton called her rival elitist it “bordered on uppity.” “It’s politics,” the presidential candidate told a town-hall meeting on veterans affairs. “This is what we do politically, when we start getting behind in races. … […]
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