politics
Former President Bill Clinton: “You’ve got to elect a President who sees everybody”
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Applying themes from his address on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina last year to the national stage today, former President Bill Clinton described unity as a prerequisite to prosperity and his wife as the best candidate to fight for both before a crowd of New Orleans supporters in Central City on Friday morning. “The first thing is, you’ve got to elect a President who sees everybody,” Clinton said. “You can’t fix a problem or redeem a promise for someone you don’t see.” Bill Clinton’s remarks come on the eve of Saturday’s Presidential primary elections in Louisiana, where former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is widely expected to continue her sweep of Southern states. He returns to the city less than a year after he gave the keynote speech during the city’s 10th-anniversary commemoration of Hurricane Katrina, when he called for a “new unity” between those who celebrate the city’s rebirth and those who lament its ongoing or even widening injustices.