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Former President to Campaign for Hillary Clinton Wednesday in Alexandria

Bill Clinton to campaign for Hillary Clinton Wednesday in Alexandria in days leading up to March 1 presidential primary.

PHOTO: Former President Bill Clinton will campaign for Hillary Clinton Wednesday afternoon in Alexandria. Photo courtesy of the Clinton Foundation.

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ALEXANDRIA, VA -- Leading into next week’s Super Tuesday primary in Virginia, former President Bill Clinton will campaign for his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Wednesday in Alexandria.

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Bill Clinton will attend Hillary for Virginia organizing events in both Alexandria and Richmond Wednesday to campaign for the former Secretary of State ahead of the March 1 primary in Virginia.

A cellphone and landline survey of 735 registered voters conducted Feb. 3-14 by Christopher Newport University’s Wason Center for Public Policy showed that among Democrats, Hillary Clinton was favored by 52 percent compared with 40 percent for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Eight percent were undecided.

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At the events in Alexandria and Richmond Wednesday, Bill Clinton will lay out what’s at stake during this election and why Hillary Clinton is ”the only candidate who can break down barriers that hold Virginians back, deliver results, and protect the progress that we’ve made under President Obama,” her campaign said in a news release Tuesday.

If you are a member of the public and wish to attend the event in Alexandria, the campaign asks that you RSVP here: https://www.hillaryclinton.com/events/view/1881461/

DATE: Wednesday Feb. 24, at 3:15 p.m.

WHERE: Durant Arts/Recreation Center, 1605 Cameron Street, Alexandria, VA, 22314

DOORS OPEN: 2:15 p.m.


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