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— Reaction to former President Clinton, who has been campaigning for his wife's presidential run and has been taking aim at her rival Barack Obama:
"No one suspected that former President Clinton would not be part of this race. Of course he would be. But the way he goes about it, what he says, how he says it, the tone he uses — he is not the average spouse now. He is a former president of the United States." — Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, who has endorsed Obama.
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"There are high stakes, this is for president of the United States. I think people get tired and they're all very passionate about what they're doing, but I have every confidence that we will come back together as a party." — Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., who has endorsed Clinton, speaking about the tone of the Democratic race.
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"As long as he is careful with the truth, I don't think any of us in any way resent his campaigning. But the fact that he has shaded things and he has tried to manipulate the facts in a way that is patently unfair, I think that is frankly flat wrong and I think it's demeaning." — Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., who has endorsed Obama.
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"Candidates always do best when they appeal to the nobler aspirations and concerns of the American electorate." — Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., who is neutral in the campaign.
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"You can't present nothing when race pride set in. Now we're going to get our fair share of black votes. But we would have won if race pride hadn't set in. Hillary would have beat Barack hands down if race pride hadn't set in." — South Carolina state Sen. Robert Ford, a black politician who endorsed Clinton early after saying he thinks Obama's race would harm Democrats on ballots across the nation.
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"He (President Clinton) said he kind of likes Barack and Hillary fighting. Is this a good thing, particularly when they are fighting over things the Clintons have created that are simply not true? I think it shows a disregard for the party and also I think jeopardizes our ability as Democrats to win the general election. They will do absolutely anything and say anything in order to win the election." — Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., who is a national co-chair of the Obama campaign.
