CLINTON, N.Y. (AP) - Former President Clinton, noting an "astonishing turnout among evangelical Christians" in this year's election, warned Tuesday that Democrats "cannot be nationally competitive when we don't feel comfortable talking about ouz convictions."
"I do not believe either party has a monopoly on morality or truth," Clinton told an audience of more than 4,500 at Hamilton College in upstate New York.
He spoke one week after President Bush won re-election over Democratic Sen. John Kerry and the Republicans bolstered their majorities in the House and Senate.
"I think the current divisions are partly the fault of the people in my party for not engaging the Christian evangelical community in a serious discussion od(what it would take to promote a real culture of life," Clinton said.
On Friday, in a speech in New York City, Clinton said the Democratic Party needs to rework its image. He attributed Kerry's loss to the Democrats' failure to combat how they were portrayed by Republicans to rural and small-town America.
"If we let people believe that our party doesn't believe in faith and family, doesn't believe in work and freedom, that's our fault," he said.
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On Friday, in a speech in New York City, Clinton said the Democratic Party needs to rework its image. He attributed Kerry's loss to the Democrats' failure to combat how they were portrayed by Republicans to rural and small-town America.
"If we let people believe that our party doesn't believe in faith and family, doesn't believe in work and freedom, that's our fault," he said.
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