With two weeks left until Election Day, Sen. Hilllary Clinton and Al Franken drew a crowd of over 2,000 people for a rally at the University of Minnesota. Sen. Clinton urged everyone to get out and work hard to elect Al Franken to the Senate, because this is going to be a very close race and we need every single vote.

From MPR:

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton told Minnesota Democrats they must do more than just elect Barack Obama if they want to end what she calls “the Bush era.”

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“So on this election I hope you will do all you can to make sure that Al Franken joins Amy Klobuchar and President Barack Obama to deliver the change that America is looking for,” Clinton said.

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“I know Al and I know he’ll make you proud,” Clinton said. “He’ll hit the ground running for Minnesota, following in the footsteps of historic progressive champions like someone both Al and I still revere, the late Paul Wellstone.”

Clinton said 60 votes in the Senate would allow Democrats to pass universal health care, make investments in creating manufacturing jobs, cut tax breaks for oil and pharmaceutical companies and pass an energy plan that creates “green jobs.”

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Following the U of M event, Franken and Clinton headed to the Iron Range town of Hibbing to rally support for Barack Obama and Joe Biden.

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