Clinton Campaign Holds a News Conference On Sen. Obama's Florida Campaign

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Clinton Campaign Holds a News Conference On Sen. Obama's Florida Campaign

CLINTON CAMPAIGN OFFICIALS HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE ON SEN. OBAMA'S FLORIDA CAMPAIGN

JANUARY 21, 2008

SPEAKERS: FORMER GOV. TOM VILSACK, D-IOWA

REP. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, D-FLA.

KATHY SULLIVAN, FORMER CHAIR, NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATIC PARTY [*] MODERATOR: As you all know, the Obama campaign today began a nationwide cable television advertising campaign. That nationwide advertisement does include advertising in the state of Florida. By campaigning in the state of Florida, the Obama campaign is violating the early state pledge that Senator Obama, Senator Clinton and the other leading Democratic candidates all signed.

We've got with us today a couple of folks who are going to speak to this, including Governor Tom Vilsack from Iowa, former New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Kathy Sullivan, and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz from Florida.

So I'll kick it over to Governor Vilsack.

VILSACK: Thanks very much.

And thank you all for joining.

In the heartland, words matter, promises matter, and pledges matter. That's why it was important to the people of Iowa that the candidates running for president sign a pledge that indicated that they would not campaign vigo...

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