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Clinton campaign opens Little Rock office Friday, Oct 12, 2007 By John Lyon Arkansas News Bureau LITTLE ROCK - Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign opened its Arkansas office here Thursday, and her national campaign chairman expressed confidence the former first lady would carry the state. An overflow crowd of more than 100 supporters celebrated the opening, including former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe, now national chairman of Clinton's campaign. In an interview, McAuliffe said he was confident of a Clinton win in Arkansas. "We're going to win in the primaries for sure," he said. "And I don't look past the election in front of us, but if you look at the general election polls, they don't really matter at this point, but Hillary wins Florida, Arkansas, Kentucky, Virginia, Iowa, Ohio and New Mexico today." Arkansas' presidential primary is Feb. 5 and the general election is Nov. 4, 2008. Also in attendance were Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, state chairman for Clinton campaign, state Treasurer Martha Shoffner and Pine Bluff Mayor Carl Redus Jr. The office now has a staff of two, Robert McLarty and Brett Kincaid. Paid staff will be added as needed, but most workers will be volunteers, Kincaid said. Clinton hopes to make her next visit to Arkansas sometime before the holidays, Kincaid said. Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee opened his national campaign headquarters in Little Rock in February. Before entering the office Thursday, McAuliffe posed for photos with a protester who was dressed as a panda and wearing a sign that read, "Clinton unlock your library." McAuliffe said the protester was "a good sport." A news release issued by the Republican Party of Arkansas said the GOP would send a "Pander Bear" to the event to protest the fact that documents from the Bill Clinton presidency stored at the Clinton presidential library have not yet been made available to the public. |
