Bill Clinton hits the trail to convince voters Hillary is a ‘change-maker’

Former president Bill Clinton greets supporters at a Hillary rally in New Hampshire. Photo by Sharon Lee

MILFORD, N.H. — Sunday afternoon, in a room full of New Hampshire voters, Bill Clinton tried to convince any undecided voters that Bernie Sanders is the wrong choice for president.

In a middle-school cafeteria, Bill Clinton called out Vermont Sen. Sanders by name, and said that he will not get things done for America.

Attendees in the crowd noticed the fierce passion and harsh tones the former president had when talking about Sanders, even though his voice was failing him after days on the campaign trail. The Clinton campaign is now portraying Sanders as an angry and resentful man who is more keen on blaming others and ranting than on doing work.

“Anger must be transformed into answers,” he said. Bill regaled the crowd with stories of Hillary throughout her years of public service, hearing of issues and immediately finding solutions.
Bill then proposed an image of Sanders as an angry man who only rants about issues.

The former president’s key example was the difference between Hillary and Sanders’ reactions to the water crisis in Flint.

Bill said that when the former secretary of state heard the news, she called the mayor of Flint, Karen Weaver, and asked “What can I do to help?”

In contrast, Bill said that when Sanders heard the news, he only responded by saying the Michigan governor, Rick Snyder, should resign.
The lesson of this tale, he said, is that it is easier to condemn than to make things happen.

Perhaps what was the most surprising part of the event for attendees was Bill Clinton’s non-reluctance to call out Sen. Bernie Sanders by name.

While listeners of Hillary Clinton’s speech at the McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Celebration on Friday night heard her promote her respect for Sanders and her hope to convince his voters to turn to her, the campaign’s message on Sunday was far more direct.

“Everywhere she ever goes, she makes it better,” Bill Clinton said of his wife. “Hillary is the best change- maker I’ve ever known.”