Hillary continues to pull ’em in

SYRACUSE, New York – Nearly a month after her historic run for the presidency, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has returned to upstate New York and focused on local concerns – weather-beaten apples, green power and her state’s downtrodden economy.

Along the way, crowds gathered to greet her on Wednesday with standing ovations and chants of “Hillary! Hillary!” “We find her inspiring,” said Sister Joan Sauro of St Joseph’s Catholic Church, who was carrying a 2000 Clinton for Senate poster that Clinton had just signed. “What they say about her grace and grit is true.I’m heartbroken that she pulled out of the race …but that means we in New York have her back.”In the Finger Lakes community of Geneva, a loud, enthusiastic crowd of at least 200 people spontaneously gathered at a fruit store and renewed the “Hillary!” chants, thanking her for the presidential run.Patricia Richer-Petrie (37) carried a placard reading: ‘Dems Unite! We love Hillary.Obama ’08.”Some in the crowd weren’t so quick to urge unity.”I wouldn’t vote for Obama unless Hillary’s on the ticket,” said Andrea Stone (57), from Sodus.Nampa-AP”What they say about her grace and grit is true.I’m heartbroken that she pulled out of the race …but that means we in New York have her back.”In the Finger Lakes community of Geneva, a loud, enthusiastic crowd of at least 200 people spontaneously gathered at a fruit store and renewed the “Hillary!” chants, thanking her for the presidential run.Patricia Richer-Petrie (37) carried a placard reading: ‘Dems Unite! We love Hillary.Obama ’08.”Some in the crowd weren’t so quick to urge unity.”I wouldn’t vote for Obama unless Hillary’s on the ticket,” said Andrea Stone (57), from Sodus.Nampa-AP