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Syracuse, New York: Nearly a month after her historic run for the presidency came to a disappointing end, Senator Hillary Clinton returned to upstate New York and focused on local concerns - weather-beaten apples, green power and her state's downtrodden economy.
Along the way, crowds greeted her on Wednesday with standing ovations and chants of "Hillary! Hillary!" "We find her inspiring," said Sister Joan Sauro of St Joseph's Catholic Church in Syracuse, who was carrying a 2000 Clinton for Senate campaign poster that Clinton had just signed.
"What they say about her grace and grit is true. I'm heartbroken that she pulled out of the race ... but that means we in New York have her back." Clinton had been a frequent visitor to upstate New York before the demands of her presidential run, and she was a regular at the New York State Fair in Syracuse every August.
Her most recent trip upstate was in March to attend Governor David Paterson's inauguration in Albany.
"It's wonderful. It is so wonderful. It was the only part of campaigning that was kind of challenging. I really missed New York. I missed actually, physically being in the state and having a chance to see my friends and see a lot of what I care about around the state. So I'm back doing work that I love, and I feel very good about what we are going to be able to accomplish," Clinton said.
As many as 500 people gathered in Hanover Square in downtown Syracuse to see Clinton, who suspended her campaign last month after Sen. Barack Obama secured enough delegates to clinch the Democratic nomination.
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