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Philadelphia (CNN) -- Hillary Clinton gave a full-throated endorsement of Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf on Thursday, delivering a fiery speech that hit Wolf's Republican opponent, pushed the larger Democratic midterm message and, at times, highlighted herself.
Clinton's first public campaign rally was a noticeable departure for someone who, until now, has shied away from appearing on stage with candidates. In Florida, New York and Illinois, the former first lady has opted to tout candidates in tight races behind closed doors. Wolf, however, is a safer bet for Clinton, as most polls have the Democrat up by double digits over Republican incumbent Tom Corbett.
"I am here for one reason, as a proud woman for Wolf," Clinton said, touting the Democrat's focus on education and women. "When you strip it all away, that is what this election is all about," she later added.
Her speech, though, also sounded strikingly similar to stump speeches Clinton gives when touting herself. The former first lady talked up her Pennsylvania roots (her father's side of the family was from Scranton) and noted the importance of turnout by subtly referencing her failed 2008 presidential election.
"From my perspective, you can't count on things turning out the way you wanted," Clinton said. "You've got to work for it."
And while two large Wolf for governor signs stood on stage in front of the roughly 900 attendees, the crowd clearly was more excited to see Clinton, a potential 2016 presidential candidate.
"Listen, I am the one running for governor," Wolf said, half joking, when Clinton peeked her head around the curtain behind the stage and the crowd erupted in applause.
Clinton touted Wolf as a "fresh start," someone who would fight for Pennsylvania families and workers and "turn around" the state.
"I am pleased that you are all here supporting that campaign," Clinton told the supportive crowd. "Because you are convinced, as I am convinced, that Tom Wolf is the right leader and the right time for Pennsylvania's hard-working people."
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Hillary Clinton carefully eases back into campaigning
Thursday was a big day on the campaign trail for both of Pennsylvania's candidates for governor.
Video: Watch Matt Barcaro's report
Tom Corbett called in the New Jersey governor and rumored presidential candidate, Chris Christie to help him campaign at the Valley Forge Military Academy & College.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Philadelphia with Democratic challenger Tom Wolf.
With the debates now over, this is what the campaign is all about, bringing in famous faces to rally supporters, and Clinton is one of the biggest a candidate can book.
Most if not all of the people standing outside the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia Thursday were Democrats, committed to electing Tom Wolf as governor, but many of them stood in line not to see Wolf, but to see Clinton.
The Wolf campaign invited Clinton to keynote a women voters rally, though it became a who's-who of state Democratic leaders including Lancaster Mayor Rick Gray and York State Rep. Kevin Schreiber.
Tom Wolf gave his reasons for wanting to unseat Gov. Corbett then introduced his star supporter,"Hillary Rodham Clinton".
Clinton got right to the point.
Im proud to be here supporting someone who I think will make this state great again, Clinton said.
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Hillary Clinton joins Tom Wolf on campaign trail
Oct 9, 2014 10:04pm
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PHILADELPHIA New grandmother Hillary Clinton made her first public campaign appearance of the year Thursday for Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf, giving passionate and personal remarks that if not for the Wolf for Governor signs prominently behind her could easily have been mistaken for a presidential stump speech.
While Wolf, a businessman from York County, has a strong lead in the polls against incumbent Gov. Tom Corbett, the star of tonights Women for Wolf event at the National Constitution Center downtown was clearly Clinton.
To a crowd of nearly 1,000 people and with the Ready for Hillary bus stationed outside, Clinton took the stage to roaring applause (and Katy Perrys Roar blasting overhead), and laid out a case that Wolf was the fresh start both Pennsylvania and the country needed, praising his Made in America success story and his commitment to working-class families.
Tom Wolf stands for families, for working people, for fairness, and for justice, Clinton said to a cheering audience.
Clinton went on to talk fervently about the need for affordable education, raising the minimum wage, equal pay, quality affordable childcare, reproductive rights for women, and even same-sex marriage equality, crying out: We will never compare the marriage of two loving and committed partners to incest.
But Clintons speech was also uniquely personal, with a number of her own anecdotes and Pennsylvania connections woven throughout.
When she championed for working families, she reminisced about her hard-working father who grew up in Scranton and the summers she spent with him in the Poconos.
When she talked about the importance of family values, she gave a shout-out to Marjorie Margolies, her son-in-laws mother who was in the audience, joking they both have the same grandmother glow.
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Hillary Clinton Steals the Show at Philly Campaign Rally
The 2014 general election may be less than a month away, but Thursday it looked a lot like 2016 in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Republican Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey and Democratic former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were the marquee names at rallies in the region, aiming to energize each party's voters for the governor's race and to test out a few lines for the presidential bids that each is expected to be launching soon.
Both headliners stayed away from any overt references to their future plans. But at Democratic candidate Tom Wolf's "Women for Wolf" rally in Philadelphia, it didn't take any of the Democratic politicians speaking before him and Clinton very long to invoke the former first lady's name, drawing cheers each time.
Former Gov. Ed Rendell, who backed Clinton during her 2008 presidential bid, said he gets stopped on the street by people who want to know if Clinton will try again in 2016. He reminded the crowd how he often led cheers for her during that campaign and said he hopes "to do that again."
In Wayne, Delaware County, Republican Gov. Tom Corbett joked about Christie's star power in the voter-rich Philadelphia area. Christie gets as much, if not more, coverage from local newspapers, Corbett said.
"If the headline says 'governor,' they're talking about Christie," Corbett said. "If it says Corbett, they're talking about me."
The appearances brought star power to a race where some have expressed concerns that Wolf's apparent big lead could discourage voters from heading to the polls. Wolf led Corbett by 17 percentage points in a recent poll. Clinton and Christie both urged attendees to remind their friends and neighbors to cast a ballot.
The two presidential hopefuls are familiar figures with bases of support in Pennsylvania. Among Pennsylvania voters, Christie has a favorable rating, according to a Quinnipiac University poll in June. It's lower than Clinton's 55 percent favorable score but higher than other Republican presidential contenders.
The two were only separated by a few points in that survey's head-to-head hypothetical matchup, with 45 percent for Clinton and 41 percent backing Christie. Voters in suburban Philadelphia will be key to boosting either of those numbers.
"They're doing their due diligence for their parties and also doing their due diligence for their political aspirations," Muhlenberg College political scientist Chris Borick said.
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Hillary Clinton, Chris Christie stump for governor candidates in Philly area