Feb 13, 2008 6:04 pm US/Eastern
Clinton Cranks Up Intensity, Hits Obama With TV Ad
Loses Support Of Husband's Former Campaign Manager
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
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Barack Obama has joined John McCain as the frontrunner in his respective party after the Illinois senator swept three Potomac area primaries on Feb. 12. Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton has responded by going on the attack on the air.
CBS
A day after Barack Obama and John McCain swept their party's Potomac primaries both men started acting as if the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees have been chosen.
But Hillary Clinton is having none of that.
There is a new energy and urgency to Campaign Clinton.
"Global warming, global terrorism … the next president has to be ready on day one," Clinton told supporters at a boisterous rally in El Paso, Texas on Tuesday night.
And after eight straight losses to Obama, including the Virginia, Maryland and District of Columbia primaries on Tuesday night, Clinton is on the attack. She fired her first salvo by airing an ad knocking Obama for refusing to debate her in Wisconsin.
"Maybe he'd prefer to give speeches than answer questions," the ad states.
Obama did give a speech Wednesday, laying out his plan for fixing the economy.
"We are not standing on the brink of recession due to forces beyond our control," Obama said.
Obama said he would spend $210 billion to create jobs in the construction and environmental industries, and he blamed the Iraq war votes of Clinton and McCain for part of the country's economic woes.
"A war that is costing us thousands of precious lives and billions of dollars a week that could have been used to rebuild crumbling schools and bridges roads and buildings," Obama said.
McCain, still trying to win over conservatives who prefer Mike Huckabee, appealed Wednesday to House leaders to help rally the conservatives behind him. But he also went after Obama.
"I've not observed every speech he's given, obviously," McCain said, "but they've been singularly lacking in specifics."
One thing that could influence the outcome of the Democratic race is the thorny issue of seating the delegates from Michigan and Florida.
On Wednesday, The Rev. Al Sharpton urged party leaders not to do it because it would be unfair.
Meanwhile, Clinton suffered another blow Wednesday when the man who served as the national campaign manager for Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential bid endorsed Obama.
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