Ellen DeGeneres pays surprise visit to Clinton fundraiser

By BETH FOUHY, Associated Press Writer

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton was speaking at a fundraiser Monday on the campus of The George Washington University when Ellen DeGeneres popped up.

"Sorry to interrupt, but how's everybody doing?" quipped the talk show host, who was beamed into the auditorium by satellite from her studio in New York, prompting loud cheers from the audience.

She and Clinton joked about whether the former first lady might be persuaded to ban glitter as president.

"What on earth would grade school children do for their special projects?" Clinton asked, then said she'd consider banning it for anyone older than 12.

"That's what I like about you. You have solutions. You're a problem solver!" DeGeneres said, echoing Clinton's message of solving problems.

She then turned serious, asking Clinton how she could change the momentum in her campaign after 11 straight losses to Democratic rival Barack Obama.

"We're going to win Ohio and Michigan," Clinton said, then acknowledged she misspoke. "We're going to win Ohio and Texas! I already won Michigan."

Clinton has pinned the future of her candidacy on Ohio and Texas, both of which hold primaries March 4.

The New York senator was the only Democratic contender to leave her name on the ballot in Michigan after the Democratic National Committee sanctioned the state for violating party rules by holding its primary in mid-January.

The DNC stripped the state of all its delegates, rendering the primary outcome meaningless. But Clinton has pushed to have them seated at the party's national convention in late summer.

"What can your supporters do to help you now?" DeGeneres asked.

Clinton invited anyone who could do so to volunteer in Ohio and Texas.

"I don't know if they'd let me out of my job, but I'd love to," DeGeneres said. "Maybe I'll do this — I'll just interrupt everywhere you go."

The segment was scheduled to air Tuesday on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." It was Clinton's fourth appearance on the program.

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Tuesday, Feb 26 at 11:00 AM Anonymous wrote ...

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