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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2007 (803) 988-8440

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Katon Dawson issued the following statement after Hillary Clinton claimed in her visit to Aiken, “I am proud to say I have a lot of Republican support in South Carolina…”:

“Hillary Clinton is as popular among South Carolina Republicans as President Bush is among San Francisco liberals. Bill Clinton never carried our State, and Hillary certainly won’t carry South Carolina next November.”

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Dawson: Clinton’s promises for “change” are wrong for South Carolina, America

SCGOP Chairman urges voters to challenge Clinton on her record

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Katon Dawson today released the following statement on Hillary Clinton’s South Carolina campaign visit  in which she plans to “organize for change”:

“Hillary Clinton is touting herself as the right candidate to change our country, but her idea of change is wrong for America – and wrong for South Carolina.  On the campaign trail, she has repeatedly promised to raise taxes, socialize medicine and surrender in Iraq.  In the U.S. Senate, her idea of change was voting to undercut our troops, saddle working families with higher taxes and fund abortions with federal dollars.  The change Hillary Clinton promises to bring proves she’s out of touch with voters across this State and across America.”

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To listen or download an audio clip of Hillary Clinton discussing her plan to rebuild America’s middle class, please click on the links below.

To read more about Hillary’s economic blueprint for the 21^st Century, click here.

“I believe that middle class is the backbone of our economy, the key to real growth, and the guarantor of the American Dream. And to paraphrase an old saying, as America’s middle class goes, so goes America. And so I judge the health of our economy very differently than this White House judges it. I ask whether our middle class is expanding and getting ahead. Are we on the road to a stronger, more prosperous middle class or not? The Administration has failed that test. My Administration will not.”

http://hillaryclinton.com/files/audio/20071008_02.mp3

“Today, I propose a new economic blueprint for the twenty-first century economy, a plan to create the new, good jobs essential to broad-based prosperity; to restore fairness to our economy; And to renew that basic bargain that if you work hard, you can get ahead; and we will put our fiscal house in order.”

http://hillaryclinton.com/files/audio/20071008_04.mp3

“We have to change our economic course just as we have to change course in Iraq, and change course when it comes to healthcare. When it comes to the economy, I believe I have the strength and experience to make that change — to make our economy work again for middle class and for all Americans.”

http://hillaryclinton.com/files/audio/20071008_01.mp3

“The secret to America’s past economic success is clear: Whenever the economy changed, we changed with it – and we mastered it. We innovated. We invested. We managed downturns – and overcame them. We generated wealth – and made sure that wealth was widely shared.”

http://hillaryclinton.com/files/audio/20071008_03.mp3

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***MEDIA ADVISORY***

Audio: Greenville Vice Mayor Pro-tempore and City

 Council At Large Representative Diane Smock Discusses

Her Support of Hillary Clinton

An audio actuality of Greenville Vice Mayor Pro-tempore and City Council At Large Representative Diane Smock discussing her support of Hillary Clinton and Clinton’s campaign in the Upstate is available online. Smock publicly endorsed Hillary Clinton for President, today.

The audio can be downloaded online for broadcast and other media purposes at:

Greenville Vice Mayor Pro-Tempore and Councilwoman-at-Large Diane Smock: “Why I support Hillary”http://www.hillaryclinton.com/files/audio/20070806_ysupport.mp3

Greenville Vice Mayor Pro-Tempore and Councilwoman-at-Large Diane Smock: “Why the Upstate Needs Hillary”http://www.hillaryclinton.com/files/audio/20070806_upstate.mp3

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In first “HillCast,” Hillary talks about her plan to stop the Bush escalation and start redeploying troops

In a new video released on her web site today, Hillary Clinton details her plan to end the war in Iraq and protect the troops. The video is her first “HillCast,” a regular series of web broadcasts Clinton will deliver over the coming months on important issues facing Americans.

“We have to end this war in a smart way, not a Republican or a Democratic way, but a way that makes us safer and gets our troops home as soon as possible,” Clinton says in today’s video. “That’s what I’ll be fighting for. But let me be clear, if George Bush doesn’t end this war before he leaves office…when I’m President, I will.”

According to the plan, if the Bush Administration does not begin a phased redeployment of troops and convene an international conference within 90 days, it must obtain a new Congressional authorization to remain in Iraq. Clinton first previewed the plan when she returned last month from her third trip to Iraq, and formally introduced the legislation yesterday.

“This bill is a roadmap out of Iraq.  I hope the President takes this road.  If he does, he should be able to end the war before he leaves office.  But, let’s not kid ourselves, from everything we’ve seen, this president is going down a very different path…he’s fighting to escalate the war, not end it,” Clinton adds in the video. “I know we’re at the start of a Presidential campaign, but I think all Democrats should be focused on working together to push the President to change course.”

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