Hillary Clinton steps out to stump for Obama in Florida & Nevada
WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton is hitting the campaign trail again this week, making good on her promise to stump hard for Barack Obama.
"She has committed to doing whatever she can to help elect Barack Obama - campaigning aggressively, whatever is needed, and this is more along that line," said her spokesman Mo Elleithee.
While Clinton and Obama remain locked in negotiations over exactly what her future role will be, she'll hop a plane for South Florida and Nevada to stump solo for the first time for her former foe.
Clinton has already done joint fund-raisers with her former bitter rival and held a unity rally in Unity, N.H., with him.
But hard feelings still linger. Husband Bill on Monday declined to say Obama was ready to be President.
And many of Clinton's most passionate supporters still want her to submit her name for nomination at the Democratic National Convention - which could lead to embarrassing numbers of her backers spurning Obama on his biggest stage.
The Daily News previously reported that Clinton has decided not to sign the papers that would allow that to happen. Under Democratic Party rules, that decision is hers alone.
Clinton will play Las Vegas for Obama on Friday, and then head to South Florida on Aug.21.
The stops are expected to focus on voter registration and pushing reluctant Clinton faithful to embrace the Illinois senator. She's also likely to raise some money in the lucrative stomping grounds
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