March 01, 2008
Presidential candidate rallies at Clark
U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton's visit garners national media attention for Clark University
Senator and democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton spoke at Clark University on Monday, Feb. 4, to an audience of approximately 3,500 in The Kneller Athletic Center.
Clinton’s pre-Super Tuesday campaign rally at Clark garnered tremendous media attention and appeared that evening in news broadcasts and online media. By Tuesday, Clark University and the Clinton visit was mentioned in several top-tier media outlets here and abroad. Below is a brief list with some links for viewing online clips or photo slideshows.
The University and the dozens of Clark students, administrators and staff people who assisted on short notice received high praise from the campaign staffers as well as Secret Service, police and politicos.
The New York Times: Page One features a photo of Clinton at Clark and the caption: On Monday, as the candidates began their final push before Super Tuesday, Senator John McCain and Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama made campaign appearances in the Northeast, while Mitt Romney set off on a coast-to-coast swing that is to end with an evening appearance in California. Left, Mrs. Clinton spoke to supporters at Clark University in Worcester, Mass.
View the photo slideshow also is posted on the New York Times.
If you missed the event, you can view the video by Clark’s Media Services, which was posted for viewing by the end of the business day Monday. By Tuesday morning the site had already received hundreds of visits by external viewers.
Clark Diarist Shyamal Asher wrote in his online blog, “Overall, it was a great day for Clark University as well as the students who got a firsthand look at a presidential candidate, just one day before Election Day.” Asher’s posting includes a slideshow of photos he took.
Clinton mentioned Clark on The CBS Late Show with David Letterman.
Also from The Caucus (the NYTimes political blog) titled No More Tears by Julie Bosman: WORCESTER, Mass. – Her day began with a sentimental journey to New Haven, but Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton returned to attack mode by midafternoon. … She spoke at a rally of 4,500 people at Clark University here, lacing into President Bush and contrasting herself with Senator Barack Obama by saying that she was the candidate for change and unity. (Not before trying to soothe Patriots fans with the reassuring opener, “Tomorrow, people of New York and Massachusetts can be on the same team.”)
The Boston Globe:
In Worcester, Clinton on Super Bowl and Super Tuesday
WORCESTER – Hillary Clinton, neither a Patriots fan nor, these days, a Barack Obama fan, had gracious words for the former and stern words for the later at her rally at Clark University.
The Washington Post - In Patriot Country, Clinton Hopes For a Win
WORCESTER, Mass. -- In a speech at Clark University here, Sen. Hillary Clinton appealed for a détente, but not with her rival, Barack Obama. … Clinton drew an enthusiastic crowd of several hundred at the school, even though she appeared more than an hour late and sounded as if she were losing her voice at times during the speech.
WBUR- On the final day of pre-primary campaigning, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton spoke to students and supporters at Clark University in Worcester.
The New York Daily News: "I heard that my opponent was going around telling people that I didn't make a clean break with George Bush," Clinton said at Clark University in Worcester
The news.yahoo.com: Obama surges, Clinton tears up as 'Super Tuesday' looms
AFP/Getty Images Photo: Hillary Clinton Speaks
Democratic presidential hopeful US Sen. Hillary Clinton speaks during a rally at Clark University in...
news.aol.com (Reuters Photo: Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign stop at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts February 4, 2008. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Other mentions include: The Boston Herald, Baltimore Sun, Dallas Morning News, Fox25 News, Minnesota Public Radio.
Clark was mentioned at least twice by Sen. Clinton during a satellite simulcast titled "Hillary's Voices Across America: A National Town Hall." The first 60 minutes of this 90-minute town hall was broadcast on the Hallmark Channel at 9 p.m. Monday. One such gathering was at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Clinton anchored the event from New York City.