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Obama Hits McCain as Democrats Give Stage to Clinton By Kristin Jensen and Kim Chipman Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama headed west on a campaign swing that ends with his acceptance speech in Denver as his party planned to sharpen their attacks on Republican John McCain. Obama told the crowd at a town-hall event in Kansas City, Missouri, that they have fallen behind during Republican President George W. Bush's two terms and that the election of McCain would bring more of the same policies. ``Over the last eight years your lives are less secure,'' Obama said. ``Those are the facts, and John McCain is not promising to do anything different than George Bush did.'' McCain stepped up his attacks on Obama as well, telling a veterans group that the Illinois senator has more confidence in himself than he does in the nation. The second night of the Democratic National Convention shifts its focus from last night's tributes by Obama's wife, Michelle, and the party's unofficial patriarch, Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts, to a prime-time address by Hillary Clinton. The Obama campaign is still working to smooth rough edges left from his bitter primary fight with Clinton. Some supporters of the New York senator are continuing to express resentment. In a recent USA Today/Gallup poll, 16 percent of registered Democrats who backed Clinton in the primaries said they would support McCain for president. Unity Appeal Clinton appeared before groups of supporters today urging them to get behind Obama. ``We need in the White House, starting on Jan. 20, 2009, Barack Obama and Joe Biden,'' Clinton told more than 2,500 people at a gathering in downtown Denver organized by the fundraising group Emily's List. She asked everyone who ``worked so hard'' for her ``to work as hard for Barack Obama as you did for me.'' In keeping with the campaign's effort to play up party unity at the convention, Michelle Obama last night paid tribute to Clinton, saying her success in the primaries means that her daughters ``can dream a little bigger and aim a little higher.'' The convention keynote address will be delivered tonight by former Virginia Governor Mark Warner, regarded as a rising star in the party. Obama's keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic convention catapulted him to national prominence. Working Together Warner said his speech will be a chance ``to talk about how we actually get Democrats and Republicans to work together on issues,'' and won't be used to sharply attack McCain or the Republicans. ``I told the Obama campaign early on if they wanted a slash- and-burn contrasting speaker, that's not me,'' Warner said yesterday on a conference call with reporters. Former President Bill Clinton and Delaware Senator Joseph Biden will address the convention tomorrow. Last night's soft focus came under criticism from James Carville, the former president's campaign manager, who said on CNN that the party was ``hiding'' its message and needs to go on the attack against McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee. McCain, an Arizona senator, unleashed ads this week using the words of Biden and Hillary Clinton to push the theme that Obama is unprepared for the presidency. Tougher Message Obama senior adviser Robert Gibbs said the campaign's message will be tougher as the week goes on. ``There's no question that we intend very clearly to put a choice in front of the people,'' Gibbs told reporters today in Kansas City, Missouri. ``It's a four-day convention so stay tuned. It's only Tuesday.'' Obama, 47, earlier told reporters that his primary goal for the convention is to ``make the choice between myself and John McCain as clear as possible.'' McCain released a broadcast advertisement today reprising the them of Clinton's ``3 a.m.'' ad during the primaries in March and using a clip of Clinton saying: ``I know Senator McCain has a lifetime of experience that he will bring to the White House. And, Senator Obama has a speech he gave in 2002.'' A narrator concludes by saying, ``Hillary's right. John McCain for president.'' Clinton has criticized McCain's use of such statements. Obama continued his trek to Denver. After today's stop in Kansas City he headed to Billings, Montana. He's scheduled to arrive in Denver tomorrow night. McCain, during a speech today to the American Legion in Phoenix, suggested that Obama would lack the ability to speak for the U.S. with ``moral clarity'' in times of international crisis because he doesn't have confidence in the country. Obama campaign spokesman Hari Sevugan called McCain's statement ``false, personal and detestable.'' To contact the reporters on this story: Kristin Jensen in Denver at kjensen@bloomberg.net; Kim Chipman in Kansas City, Missouri, at kchipman@bloomberg.net Last Updated: August 26, 2008 18:20 EDT