Politics

Crowds Pour Into Market Square For Clintons

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ― With just hours now till the polls open in Pennsylvania, Senator Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, are finishing up their last minute campaign stops.

This afternoon, the Clintons stumped together in front of a crowd of voters in Market Square. Before that the former President made two stops in Westmoreland County.

Pittsburgh's Public Works Department estimates that about 6,000 people came out to see the Clintons.

This was the first time the couple appeared here together, and it was the 44th event for former President Clinton and the 41st for Senator Clinton in Pa.

"This country has two enormous challenges," said Bill Clinton, "The first is to restore a sense a shared prosperity based on shared opportunities and shared responsibilities and move away from the disastrous economic policies and developments of the last seven years. The second is to restore America's trust and standing in the world, as the world's leading force for peace and freedom and cooperation."

Sen. Clinton said she enjoyed spending time with Pa. voters.

"Bill, Chelsea and I have had such a wonderful time crisscrossing Pennsylvania," she said. "A tremendous response everywhere we go, but more than that, just the personal opportunity to spend time in so many communities and hear the stories of Pennsylvanian's about what they want in their next President. And tomorrow you get to help pick the next President of the United States."

This evening, the pair will also attend a rally at the University of Pennsylvania, Palestra at 10 p.m.

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