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Clinton Says She's For Middle Class

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By JIM KUHNHENN, The Associated Press

Published: February 16, 2008

LYNDHURST, Ohio - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton smothered Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain with kindness on Friday, then declared her rivals wrong on the issues.

She said Obama, her Democratic foe, has run an "extraordinary campaign," and called McCain, the likely Republican nominee, "a man of great heroism."

But she said McCain represents "more of the same" in Iraq, and she cast Obama as an obstacle to universal health care.

Her remarks came on a day when she characterized herself as the "candidate of, from and for the middle class of America." The New York senator is running a three-pronged strategy as she heads into the high-stakes March 4 primaries in Ohio and Texas. She is honing a tough new populist message, sharpening her criticism of Obama, and she is presenting herself as the candidate who is better schooled in government policy.

Clinton advisers, conceding Obama's ability to motivate voters, say she needs to distinguish herself from Obama by stressing substance, offering more contrasts with her rival and making a direct appeal to workers.

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