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Facing primary fight from Sanders, Clinton embraces Obama
KEN THOMAS “Fired Up. Ready to Go!”
“(King) was counting on all
LISA LERER of us to keep going after
he was gone, to be a part
Associated Press of what President Obama
calls the ‘Joshua Genera-
COLUMBIA, South Carolina tion,’ carrying forward the
holy work the heroes of the
(AP) — 2016 Democratic civil rights movement be-
gan,” Clinton said.
front-runner Hillary Clin- Clinton’s alignment with
Obama, who remains pop-
ton is attaching herself to ular with Democrats, was
on full display at Sunday
President Barack Obama, night’s final debate before
the Iowa caucuses.Present-
hoping to overcome liberal ing herself as his heir-appar-
ent, Clinton warned that
enthusiasm for challenger Sanders’ universal health
care plan threatened to
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sand- reopen a contentious de-
bate with Republicans that
ers with a full embrace of could undermine the so-
called “Obamacare” law.
her one-time rival and boss. “To start over again with a
whole new debate is some-
Central to that strategy: thing that I think would set
us back. The Republicans
shoring up her standing just voted last week to re-
peal the Affordable Care
with African-American Act, and thank goodness,
President Obama vetoed
voters who helped make it and saved Obamacare
for the American people,”
Obama the first black presi- Clinton said.
Sanders countered that his
dent and who could deter- “Medicare for all” proposal
was the natural evolution
mine her fate if she falters in to the health care law, re-
the first-to-vote contests of
Iowa and New Hampshire.
Clinton, Sanders and for-
mer Maryland Gov. Martin
O’Malley marked Martin Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton speaks at the NBC, YouTube Democratic presi-
dential debate at the Gaillard Center, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, in Charleston, S.C.
Luther King Jr. Day on the
(AP Photo/Mic Smith)
steps of the South Caro-
lina statehouse — which, minding Clinton that he Clinton — the former secre- democratic socialist who
played a role in its passage. tary of state tried to turn it casts himself as above
for the first time, was cel- “I’m on the committee that into an attack on Obama. politics as usual, was under-
wrote the Affordable Care And she resurrected com- mining Obama’s achieve-
ebrated with no Confed- Act,” he said. ments Sanders had made ments by questioning the
When Sanders noted blunt- about Obama before his effectiveness of his party.
erate flag flying overhead. ly that he hadn’t taken re-election, suggesting the “The fact that he keeps say-
campaign contributions president would have ben- ing that Democrats can’t
The event commemorating from Wall Street banks or lu- efited from a primary chal- do things is just wrong,” said
crative speaking fees from lenge. Clinton aides said Clinton campaign strate-
the slain civil rights leader Goldman Sachs — unlike Sanders, a self-identified gist Joel Benenson. q
was replete with Obama’s
influence: as Clinton’s two
main challengers marched
to the capitol, hundreds of
faithful chanted the presi-
dent’s campaign mantra,
Trump looks to appeal to evangelicals at Liberty University
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during a speech at Liberty University in worked to appeal to the The campus has become a
Lynchburg, Va., Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. crowd of more than 11,000 popular stop for presiden-
students and local resi- tial contenders, welcoming
(AP Photo/Steve Helber) dents by quoting from the candidates from both par-
scripture. ties, including Democratic
JILL COLVIN address Monday at Virgin- aire businessman, who “We’re going to protect hopeful Bernie Sanders.
Associated Press ia’s Liberty University, one sometimes brings a copy Christianity,” he told the au- Trump stuck to his traditional
LYNCHBURG, Virginia (AP) of the country’s most prom- of his boyhood bible and dience, before proceeding pitch during the campaign
— Republican presidential inent evangelical Christian a photo from his confirma- to quote from what he in- speech, but also touted
candidate Donald Trump institutions. tion to events to bolster troduced as “Two Corinthi- the bible and promised
delivered the convocation The thrice-married billion- his Christian credentials, ans, 3:17.” that, as president, people
The comment prompted would be saying “’Merry
chuckles from students in Christmas’ again.”
the crowd, who were quick He also called for Christians
to point out that the New to band together, saying
Testament book is gener- that Christianity is “under
ally referred to as “Second siege.”
Corinthians.” While Trump is running
The visit comes as Trump against several candi-
seeks to bolster support dates who have deep ties
among the evangeli- to Christian votes, he was
cal Christians who form a given a rousing introduc-
significant voting bloc in tion by the school’s presi-
Iowa — first among the dent, Jerry Falwell, Jr., who
early voting states in the called Trump a “breath of
primaries — where Trump fresh air” and compared
is currently running head- his blunt style, not only to his
to-head against Texas Sen. father’s, but to that of Mar-
Ted Cruz. Cruz launched his tin Luther King, Jr. and Jesus
campaign at the school. Christ. q
