Clinton,
arguably the most famous woman in the United States, boarded the 4
train going uptown on Thursday morning, nearly at the peak of rush-hour
traffic. Followed by over a dozen reporters and cameras, Clinton tried
to make a chaotic situation seem normal.
She
last took the subway a year and a half or two years ago, she said. But
the sight of the former secretary of state riding the rails looked out
of place for the candidate more used to riding in a Secret Service
protected van and private jet.
And
like most New Yorkers, it took Clinton multiple swipes at the turnstile
of her MetroCard to grant her access to the campaign photo op.
"Hi there," Clinton exclaimed as she got on the train to the bewilderment of commuting New Yorkers.
Some
asked for a picture, others snapped photos on their own, but a number
of commuters didn't budge at the sight of the 2016 presidential
candidate.
Clinton, however, encouraged her entourage -- which included the press -- to make room for commuting New Yorkers.
"Scoot in," she told the press at one point, when new passengers tried to board the crowded train.
One
woman, standing behind Clinton and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz
Jr., for most of the ride didn't even remove her over-the-ear headphones
until Clinton directly questioned her about her commute.
Clinton rode two stops uptown. At the
second, one woman, surrounded by media and nervous Secret Service
agents, proclaimed that she needed to get off the train. There was no
budging, though, and the woman missed her stop.
Clinton
is campaigning hard in New York, the state that first vaulted her into
elected office in 2000 and the place she calls home. Clinton aides see
the state's primary as a perfect chance for Clinton to put rival Bernie
Sanders away, with a win making it near impossible for the Vermont
senator to secure the nomination.
So Clinton is campaigning differently than she did in other states: More hand-to-hand campaigning.
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