By: Las Vegas Now Staff
Former President Bill Clinton is campaigning Monday in Las Vegas and Southern Nevada in support of Hillary Clinton.
President Clinton has spent the day speaking to very different groups. Monday morning he spoke to students at Green Valley High School, then to parents and retirees at the Centennial Hills YMCA in the northwest and now a group of all three at the Doolittle Community Center. But each time he's been talking up Hillary Clinton's experience and track record.
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The former president hammered the point home that his wife has established a history of catering to Nevada's needs in health care, education and her stance against the war in Iraq.
In 2000 and 2004, President Clinton had been seen as a liability to many running for office, but the crowds in 2008 love what he has to say. Monday, some supporters rekindled the talk of a co-presidency, thanks to the the Clinton family attitude toward the rest of the world.
“From now on, we will practice vigorous, persistent diplomacy with friend and foe alike and use military force and only use military force only as a last resort — not the other way around,” said President Bill Clinton.
“I'm sure that she'll ask him for his input but I really think the decision will be hers even though, like they claim, you'll get two for one,” said Marlene Mobley, a Clinton supporter.
Clinton also mentioned his wife's long time opposition to Yucca Mountain and how that fight still continues. He said Clinton knows the science and voted against the project — even though New Yorkers wanted to ship waste here to Nevada.
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