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Notes From NH: Chappaqu's Bill Clinton, Rubio, Kasich Stump For Votes

Lisa Wexler hosts "The Lisa Wexler Show" weekdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on WGCH 1490 AM.

Chappaqua resident Bill Clinton campaign for his wife, Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton, in Milton, New Hampshire.

Chappaqua resident Bill Clinton campaign for his wife, Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton, in Milton, New Hampshire.

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WGCH host Lisa Wexler with Republican presidential contender and Ohio Gov. John Kasich.

WGCH host Lisa Wexler with Republican presidential contender and Ohio Gov. John Kasich.

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She is in New Hampshire covering the New Hampshire primaries and filing reports for Daily Voice.

BEDFORD, N.Y. -- Crowds build at Mckelvie Intermediate School here in Bedford to wait for Repubican contender Marco Rubio. Word is 1,100 people showed to Nashua for pancake breakfast early this AM. Rubio joked about Satuday night's performance at debate.

Packed crowd in Bedford, tons of press. People here to observe, not all committed to him, but many are. Rubio says his message is for people living paycheck to paycheck. Talks about student loans, parental values, strong families, undoing damage of Obama. Says we have a selfish generation of leadership and we all may have to retire at 68.

Rubio says Obama divides the country, but he won't. He will be the president of people who disagree with him. Memorable line: "I have a debt to America. I will never be able to repay."

Rubio looks young, fit, energetic.

When asked about Supreme Court, Rubio says he wants more judges like (Clarence) Thomas and (Antonin) Scalia. Crowd goes for that answer.

Onward to smaller but still sizable crowd for Ohio Gov. John Kasich at Nashua Comm College. Kasich is friendly and approachable enough to take a picture with me as he enters. Patient, too.

The governor opens with stories of addiction, cancer, personal stories of pain and hope.

Memorable line: "We have to slow down because we have so many people around us who are so lonely and they live right next to us. Can't we slow down and listen ? "

Kasich takes questions from the crowd. On abortion, he says the only exceptions he believes in are rape, incest and the life of the mother. He turns around the answer to stress his support of pay equality and child care for working moms. Throws in that this issue is not a litmus test for him in choosing judges.

By 3 p.m., we are at Milford Middle School, waiting for Chappaqua's own Bill Clinton. No chairs for anyone except a few of us lucky press.

Sizable crowd, guessing around 150. Music notable for anthems of powerful women. "What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger" by Kelly Clarkson seems an apt fit.

Bill Clinton enters. He is gaunt, pale, white-haired and hoarse. But he's still got it. When he starts speaking, you can hear a pin drop.

Memorable line: "When I got elected it worked out pretty well for you , didn't it?

Says next president will have 1-3 seats to place on the Supreme Court. Says Hillary wants to reverse Citizen United case, and will go to a constitutional amendment to reverse it.

Memorable line: "The New Hampshire I knew would not have voted for me if I had done what the opponent did. "

Closing theme: "Hillary always makes something good happen."

After an hour, in which I admit to closing mr eyes here and there, we take ourselves to the Radisson to partake in a group media Super Bowl party.

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