Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Obama asks supporters to refrain from negativity

RENO — Sen. Barack Obama just had a press conference. He opened by imploring his own supporters to refrain from distortion and divisive attacks on Sen. Clinton and said he hopes the Clintons will do the same.

"Over the last couple of days we've seen a tone on the Democratic side that is unfortunate. We share the same goals," he said of his Democratic opponents.

When asked if the Clintons have shown a racial tone-deafness, he said the Clintons have always been on right side of civil rights issues and lauded their record on that score.

So while the Clintons fire away, he's trying to be all high-minded. He's going back to an earlier theme: That Americans want a different kind of politics, not the type of negative back-and-forth we've grown accustomed to. Whether he's right is an open question. And he said if his record is distorted, he'll respond.

He again attacked the lawsuit against the at-large caucus sites, and said he'll do well with Latinos in Nevada once they know his record.

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