Bill Clinton appeals to millennials in SC The former president stumps for his wife in Greenville

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February 16, 2016 4:15 PM
Bill Clinton appeals to millennials in SC

The former president stumps for his wife in Greenville

He got a better reception this time than he did 8 years ago

He acknowledged that Hillary Clinton lacks ‘a bumper-sticker campaign’


http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/8cahnq/picture60679836/ALTERNATES/FREE_960/AP_705267947398
Former President Bill Clinton poses for photos at the West End Community Development Center in Greenville, S.C., Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, during a rally for his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton spoke to a packed gymnatorium in Columbia at Allen University February 3, 2016. He was campaigning for his wife, Hillary Clinton, who is running for president. In his speech, he talked about how the forgiving spirit of the Mother Emanuel AME church members made an incredible impact on the nation. Tim Dominick / The State

By Jim Morrill

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GREENVILLE, S.C.

The last time Bill Clinton spoke in Greenville, S.C., he found himself in the line of fire – from other Democrats.

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When the former president returned Tuesday, he found a friendlier reception.

“Bill Clinton is a friend of the African-American community, and Hillary as well,” said Ray Lattimore, 55, a Greenville business owner. “Everybody understands, it’s politics.”


Speaking to 350 people at the West End Community Development Center, Clinton cast his wife as a pragmatic “change agent.” He avoided mentioning her opponent, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, though he said her policies are more pragmatic.

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1. Thank you, rivers.. and President Clinton!