Clinton Stumps for Wife in Nashville

Former President Bill Clinton made a stop in Nashville last night to campaign for his wife Hillary’s bid for the democratic nomination for president.

Clinton spoke to over 2-thousand people in the gym at Fisk University—a historically black college. While he touted his wife’s experience, he spent most of the time talking about the economy at a college that’s been looking to sell pieces of its art collection just to pay bills.

“Flat wages, rising costs, squeezed incomes, maxed out credit card debt. A lot of people have traditional homes have a second mortgage on their home. It’s a tough environment. Hillary said the first thing you do when you find yourself in a hole is to quit digging.”

With only about two weeks to go until Tennessee’s February 5th primary, some voters were still undecided after hearing the former president talk about Hillary’s platform for more than an hour and a half.

Shirley Bass teaches nursing at Tennessee State University. She says she’s been a Clinton supporter.

“And I guess I still am. However, I’m still at that wait and hold mode…I’m just so excited that a female is running and who can make a decision and can walk and chew gum at the same time. I’m just so thrilled.”

The democratic contenders haven’t placed a whole lot of emphasis on Tennessee until Illinois Senator Barack Obama opened a Nashville office last month. Following that, the Clinton camp put together a 100-member Tennessee steering team just before Christmas.