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Old guard defends Clinton camp
This report from Bill Whitaker in the field:
Most volunteers supporting Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign were out stumping for their candidate during today’s noon hour, leaving 82-year-old, lifelong Democrat T.D. Steinke, of Waco, to keep an eye on things.
He says that’s T.D., as in “Tough Democrat” or “Tenacious and Dangerous.”
T.D., who grew up on a farm near Mart during the Great Depression, sees Sen. Clinton as part of a long line of Democrats championing the common man. Actually, he also sees former President Bill Clinton and former first daughter Chelsea Clinton as part of that tradition. He got to meet Chelsea yesterday when, bad cold notwithstanding, she stopped by the office to encourage and rally volunteers.
He thinks Franklin Delano Roosevelt hung the moon, closely followed by Harry Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson and John F. Kennedy.
“If there’s a bad Democrat, they’re few and far between,” he said. “And even if they’re bad, they’re still a lot better than the best Republican.”
T.D. figures he’ll vote for the ticket if Barack Obama wins the Democratic nomination, but he’d be far more enthusiastic if Sen. Clinton clinches it.
All things considered, the local Clinton office on Lake Air Drive and its supply of Hillary for President campaign materials seemed safe. Incidentally, campaign officials echo what others have already noted — Waco voters are out in record numbers today.
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