PHILADELPHIA -- Just ahead of a critical debate in Pennsylvania, the Clinton campaign is keeping up the pressure on all fronts, trying to keep Barack Obama on the defensive.
After days of bickering, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are debating Wednesday night in Philadelphia.
Both candidates are fighting hard to be Pennsylvania's choice come April 22. At a campaign stop in the state, Obama responded to comments by an audience member that Clinton calling him "elitist" bordered on prejudice.
"The way elitist is being used against you, it isn't far from calling you uppity. I think the Clintons are getting away with something they must be called on," the man said.
"I don't think there are racial overtones to the attacks going on right now. I think that it's politics," Obama replied.
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At a speech in Washington, Clinton tried to focus on what happens after November.
"This campaign has now gone on a long time, but elections do end, and when the campaigns conclude, and the banners are torn down, and the speeches are finished, all that's left is the choice we've made," Clinton said.
Also in Pennsylvania, presumptive Republican nominee John McCain said he wants to make sure "America's best days are ahead.
"Americans are hurting. Americans need help. Americans are sitting around kitchen this evening figuring out how their going to keep their homes and realize the American dream and better their lives," McCain said.
On Tuesday, McCain proposed suspending the federal gas tax this summer to give Americans a break at the pump.
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