Obama, Clinton to campaign together today in N.H.
By BETH FOUHY, Associated Press Writer
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Putting their political turbulence behind them, Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton began a show of unity Friday aboard Obama's campaign plane as it carried them to New Hampshire for their first public appearance together since the primary race ended.
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After greeting each other with a handshake and a kiss on the tarmac at Reagan National Airport, the former foes settled into the second row of the MD-80 plane, Obama at the window and Clinton on the aisle. They were smiling and gesturing to one another as they boarded the plane — Clinton in a powder blue pantsuit and Obama wearing a tie of a nearly identical shade — and spent the entire flight, just over an hour, talking animatedly.
The topic was anyone's guess — their aides and about 20 members of the media traveling on the plane were left out of the conversation. Ahead lay a rally in New Hampshire, where the goal will be to set aside differences and unify the Democratic party while helping each other.
Clinton has already loaned Obama her top fundraisers, and now the two senators rivals are going to see if she can do the same with her supporters.
Following a private fundraiser with Clinton's top donors in Washington on Thursday, the two were heading to the rally in Unity, N.H., population 1,700 — a carefully chosen venue in a key general election battleground state. |
