Presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign stopped in Austin Saturday night as husband, and former president, Bill Clinton talked to hundreds of Central Texans about her message.
President Clinton addressed crowds both inside and outside of the newly-opened Clinton Campaign State Headquarters on East Ben White Blvd. in South Austin. He started out by thanking everyone for coming and supporting Hillary. He told them that she started her public service career in Texas in 1972.
Mr. Clinton talked to the rally attendees about the importance of the upcoming primary. About pledging their support for his wife, who he feels is the most qualified presidential candidate on the ballot. He also spoke about many of the key issues facing America and how Hillary has a plan to address them.
"Give all American's health care, stop making excuses why we can't," President Clinton said. "The solutions business, that's what this country is about."
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Clinton rally
The former president brings Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign message front and center to residents of the capital city.
 
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Texas has 228 delegates at stake. President Clinton said if Hillary can win the two most delegate-rich primaries remaining, she can beat Sen. Barack Obama and potentially become the first female president.
"If you win Travis County for Hillary, she's gonna win Texas and she'll be the nominee of the Democratic Party for president. This whole election, this whole long election, has come down to Texas and Ohio," President Clinton said.
After campaign stops in Amarillo and Lubbock, Texas earlier in the day, President Clinton was a bit tardy to the rally that was supposed to start at 9 p.m. Instead he didn't get going in Austin until just before 10 p.m.
Supporters filled the building to capacity. Many waited hours in the cold and intermittent rainy conditions to listen to the speech.
The Clinton campaign said they trained 1,100 campaign volunteers on Saturday. They're going to take the candidate's message to the streets and phones in the days leading up to the Texas Primary.
Both Clinton and Democratic rival Sen. Barack Obama opened their Austin-based headquarters Saturday.
