President Clinton to stump for Frank
September 17, 2010 12:40 PM .
By Matt Viser, Globe Staff
boston.com
WASHINGTON – President Clinton is heading to Taunton, Mass., later this month to bolster Representative Barney Frank’s reelection campaign.
Clinton is scheduled to speak Sept. 26 at Taunton High School’s field house, according a spokesman for the Newton Democrat. The event will start at 2 p.m.
Frank is facing Republican challenger Sean Bielat.
“I think Barney is concerned about the middle of his district and is trying to shore up support,” Bielat told the Taunton Daily Gazette, which first reported Clinton’s planned visit. “I’m extremely flattered that Bill Clinton is coming.”
Frank deemed Bielat’s comment “nonsense” and said Clinton’s visit was part of any campaign.
“We’re pretty close,” Frank told the newspaper. “He said, ‘Let me know how I can help.’”
The former president has been on the road throughout the midterm elections, stumping for Democrats and, in some cases, repaying those who supported his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, during her presidential primary campaign. Frank endorsed Clinton during that campaign, and she won the primary in Massachusetts. |
