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(s)Elections See other (s)Elections Articles Title: Bill Clinton Defends Hillary's Campaign Campaigning with his wife in Pittsburgh's Market Square, Bill Clinton defends his wife against charges she should leave the race. (Video: Ed O'Keefe/washingtonpost.com) By Ed O'Keefe PITTSBURGH -- Following a rally for his wife's campaign at Market Square in Pittsburgh, former president Bill Clinton suggested his wife would already be the nominee -- if she were running under Republican party rules. "If we were under the Republican system, which is more like the Electoral College, she'd have a 300-delegate lead here," he said. "I mean, Senator McCain is already the nominee because they chose a system to produce that result, and we don't have a nominee here, because the Democrats chose a system that prevents that result." The former president was responding to increasing concerns among Democrats that a prolonged Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama race improves Arizona Sen. John McCain's chances. "Disenfranchisement is not a good strategy for Democrats," Clinton said. "We do a better job when people are in power. So I just don't agree with that." Sen. Clinton is making four campaign stops in Pennsylvania today, in Scranton, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and Philadelphia. The former president joined her in Pittsburgh, and will be by her side tonight in Philadelphia. He'll make separate stops today in Greensburg, Arnold, and Ebensburg. "I think by the end of the day, I will have done well over 50 events in 46 separate Pennsylvania communities. This is the strategy we adopted in Texas, and Ohio and even in Missouri," Clinton said. "It helps to overcome the enormous financial advantage that Senator Obama has that there are two of us going to two separate places." Clinton dodged a question about the recent trip by fellow former president Jimmy Carter to meet with members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas. "Look, I'm trying to help Hillary. I don't want to say anything that'll complicate her life. I think you ask her, and anything she says is fine with me. I don't want to go there." Asked if he had spoken with any superdelegates in the last 24 hours, Clinton said, "A couple, but not a lot, mostly I'm campaigning."
Poster Comment: Watch slick lie. At the moment, Obama has 800,000 more popular votes than Hillary and more delegates than Hillary, but he says the system is one of disenfranchisement.
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