He said the country needs “answers, not anger,” and that his wife is the candidate who has them, and who is looking forward, while her wall-building opponent wants to “make America great again,” like it was 50 years ago.
“I’m a White Southerner. I know exactly what he means,” said Bill Clinton, noting that for Blacks and for gays, it wasn’t all that great. “It’s like saying I’d like to be 20 again—well, actually, I would. But I wouldn’t vote for someone who said he’d make me 20 again.”
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He then went on to say that Hillary has a plan for massive infrastructure rebuilding that will provide thousands of jobs; a plan to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. a plan to provide free or nearly free college education and to greatly reduce the debt burden of current college graduates, and a plan to bring broadband Internet service to every home.
“An independent review of Hillary’s plan said it would create 11 million jobs. Mr. Trump’s economic plan, it said, would cost 3 million jobs,” he said. “Now I get that people are frustrated, and Mr. Trump appeals to that frustration so they say, ‘what do I have to lose?’ What you have to lose is 14 million jobs.”
In closing, Bill Clinton again referenced Blackwell, saying he gave the world 43 good years, half spent trying to make his neighborhood better.
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“He didn’t do it by ignoring the real-life, flesh-and-blood challenges—and America won’t either,” he said. “I think this election is about you. We can do it. You can do it. But Hillary, to do it, has to win Pennsylvania.”
And even before the cheers subsided, the veteran of 50 years in politics was already shaking hands and chatting with the audience, spending nearly as much time swapping stories and taking selfies with supporters as he did at the podium.
On the way out, two ladies said they were quite impressed by his visit.
“Oh, he was good,” one said.
“He sounded like he was running for office. Too bad he isn’t. I’d vote for him.”
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