She had known challenges in her own life. And you could tell it was personal to her because she had seen struggles in her own life. I always had to be on my game because she knew every fact and she knew every detail.Īnd then, during those 18 months, I saw the passion that she feels for anybody who's experienced injustice, anybody who's faced discrimination, anybody who does everything right and still can't seem to get a fair shot, whether it was workers who had lost their jobs or kids unable to afford college. She beat me at least the first half, and then I just barely could play her to a draw. And let's be clear, she beat me, like, in the first-now, you don't have to rub it in. And as much as I had admired her when we served together in the Senate, I came away from that primary admiring her even more.īecause during that year and a half, I had had a chance to see up close just how smart she was and just how prepared she was, especially since I had to debate her a couple dozen times. So we were crisscrossing towns from New Hampshire to Nevada. Sometimes, you've got to find things to disagree about even though you don't really disagree. And primaries are always tough, because you're arguing with your friends instead of the folks you disagree with. And we had gone through what was one of the longest, toughest primaries in history. That was the name of the town, Unity, New Hampshire. We went to Unity, New Hampshire, just in case people missed the point. We went up to New Hampshire after our primary in 2008. Now, as Hillary mentioned, this is not the first time we campaigned together. But I'm here today because I believe in Hillary Clinton, and I want you to help elect her to be the next President of the United States of America. And I'm going to be working for them too. I'm glad you've got an outstanding candidate for the Senate and an outstanding candidate for Governor. I'm glad to see our outstanding congressional delegation. So I love an excuse to come to North Carolina.īut I'm here for a simple reason. You just have great basketball in North Carolina. But I'm not going to get in between all the Tar Heel and Wolfpack and-you know. Although, I'm sure you're an excellent cook.Īnd then, you've got great basketball. I know I can't go to your house to get the food. In fact, I will find someplace to stop and get some food before I head back to DC. I used to-when we used to campaign here, I used to say, even the people who aren't voting for me are nice. I-now, first of all, let me just say I like any excuse to come to North Carolina. ![]() So I hope everybody had a great Fourth of July. Oh! How are you doing, Charlotte? Are you fired up? You ready to go? Well, fired up!
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