Candidates Make Final Push For Votes
POSTED: Monday, March 3, 2008
UPDATED: 6:03 pm CST March 3,
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HOUSTON -- Presidential candidates made their final push for Houstonians' votes with one day left before the Texas primary, KPRC Local 2 reported.
Video: Hollywood Stars Spread Hillary Clinton's Message:
Mariza Reyes ReportsVideo: Election Officials Prepare For Primary:
Lyndsay Levingston ReportsVideo: Obama, Clinton Rally Troops For Primary:
Phil Archer ReportsVideo: Huckabee, McCain Court Texas Voters:
Daniella Guzman ReportsVideo: KPRC Profiles District Attorney's Race:
Mary Benton Reports
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton got help getting out her word from a trio of Hollywood stars.Actresses Melanie Griffith, Christine Lahti and Erika Alexander stopped by the Avalon Diner on Westheimer Road Monday morning."Everyone is concerned about a lot of things, not just the economy and the two wars and things like that," Alexander said. "They're concerned about what affects them directly.""This country's in a mess," Lahti said. "I really think that she will put the needs of women and children and all people who are second-class citizens in our country on the front burner."Clinton suggested Monday in Ohio that she'll press on with the campaign after Tuesday's crucial primaries, arguing that momentum is on her side despite 11 straight losses to rival Sen. Barack Obama. "I'm just getting warmed up," Clinton told reporters, looking ahead to a busy day of campaign events in Ohio and Texas where polls show a close race ahead of Tuesday's primaries. Clinton's husband, former President Bill Clinton, has asserted that his wife must win both Texas and Ohio to keep her campaign alive. On Friday, Hillary Clinton's advisers recast the stakes, saying if Obama lost any of the four presidential primaries Tuesday -- Rhode Island and Vermont also vote -- it would show Democrats are having second thoughts about him. Hillary Clinton predicted success on Tuesday and looked ahead to the next big contest -- Pennsylvania on April 22.She also sharpened her attacks on Obama."I have a lifetime of experience that I will bring to the White House. I know Sen. McCain has a lifetime of experience he will bring to the White House, and Sen. Obama has a speech he gave in 2002," she said."(Obama) doesn't have any experience to back him up," Griffith said. "Talk is talk, but you got to walk the walk. Hillary has definitely walked the walk.Former President Bill Clinton, was scheduled to visit Texas cities including Brownsville, Laredo and Corpus Christi, to gather support for his wife. He spent Sunday in Houston.Obama and his wife, Michelle, will hold a rally at the George R. Brown Convention Center at 8 p.m. Monday. Tickets are required for entry. He will be in San Antonio on Tuesday night.Supporters spent the morning rolling up posters and getting ready for the rally.Obama has outspent Clinton about 2 to 1 for political ads in Texas. He also brought in volunteers from all over the country to man phone banks and canvass local neighborhoods."We're going to change the world. We start with this country, and everybody just hops on board. They resonate with it. They realize this is our opportunity," said Michele Smith, from Tampa, Fla.Polls show Clinton narrowly leading in Ohio. In Texas, Obama has a slight edge, but the race is still considered too close to call.Republican candidate Sen. John McCain planned to zero in on Houston voters on Tuesday. He will be at Goode's Armadillo Palace in the 5000 block of Kirby Drive at noon. He will be in Dallas to watch the returns.Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will try to sway voters his way on Monday night. He and actor Chuck Norris will hold a rally at Westside Tennis Club on Wilcrest Drive at 8 p.m.Huckabee, who faces steep odds against McCain, said he hopes that by winning the Texas primary Tuesday he will keep McCain from getting the delegates required to become the GOP candidate."It's not over until Texas says it's over," Huckabee said.
Copyright 2008 by Click2Houston.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Video: Hollywood Stars Spread Hillary Clinton's Message: Mariza Reyes Reports
Video: Election Officials Prepare For Primary:Lyndsay Levingston Reports
Video: Obama, Clinton Rally Troops For Primary:Phil Archer Reports
Video: Huckabee, McCain Court Texas Voters:Daniella Guzman Reports
Video: KPRC Profiles District Attorney's Race:Mary Benton Reports
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton got help getting out her word from a trio of Hollywood stars.Actresses Melanie Griffith, Christine Lahti and Erika Alexander stopped by the Avalon Diner on Westheimer Road Monday morning."Everyone is concerned about a lot of things, not just the economy and the two wars and things like that," Alexander said. "They're concerned about what affects them directly.""This country's in a mess," Lahti said. "I really think that she will put the needs of women and children and all people who are second-class citizens in our country on the front burner."Clinton suggested Monday in Ohio that she'll press on with the campaign after Tuesday's crucial primaries, arguing that momentum is on her side despite 11 straight losses to rival Sen. Barack Obama. "I'm just getting warmed up," Clinton told reporters, looking ahead to a busy day of campaign events in Ohio and Texas where polls show a close race ahead of Tuesday's primaries. Clinton's husband, former President Bill Clinton, has asserted that his wife must win both Texas and Ohio to keep her campaign alive. On Friday, Hillary Clinton's advisers recast the stakes, saying if Obama lost any of the four presidential primaries Tuesday -- Rhode Island and Vermont also vote -- it would show Democrats are having second thoughts about him. Hillary Clinton predicted success on Tuesday and looked ahead to the next big contest -- Pennsylvania on April 22.She also sharpened her attacks on Obama."I have a lifetime of experience that I will bring to the White House. I know Sen. McCain has a lifetime of experience he will bring to the White House, and Sen. Obama has a speech he gave in 2002," she said."(Obama) doesn't have any experience to back him up," Griffith said. "Talk is talk, but you got to walk the walk. Hillary has definitely walked the walk.Former President Bill Clinton, was scheduled to visit Texas cities including Brownsville, Laredo and Corpus Christi, to gather support for his wife. He spent Sunday in Houston.Obama and his wife, Michelle, will hold a rally at the George R. Brown Convention Center at 8 p.m. Monday. Tickets are required for entry. He will be in San Antonio on Tuesday night.Supporters spent the morning rolling up posters and getting ready for the rally.Obama has outspent Clinton about 2 to 1 for political ads in Texas. He also brought in volunteers from all over the country to man phone banks and canvass local neighborhoods."We're going to change the world. We start with this country, and everybody just hops on board. They resonate with it. They realize this is our opportunity," said Michele Smith, from Tampa, Fla.Polls show Clinton narrowly leading in Ohio. In Texas, Obama has a slight edge, but the race is still considered too close to call.Republican candidate Sen. John McCain planned to zero in on Houston voters on Tuesday. He will be at Goode's Armadillo Palace in the 5000 block of Kirby Drive at noon. He will be in Dallas to watch the returns.Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will try to sway voters his way on Monday night. He and actor Chuck Norris will hold a rally at Westside Tennis Club on Wilcrest Drive at 8 p.m.Huckabee, who faces steep odds against McCain, said he hopes that by winning the Texas primary Tuesday he will keep McCain from getting the delegates required to become the GOP candidate."It's not over until Texas says it's over," Huckabee said.
Copyright 2008 by Click2Houston.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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