U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y. spoke to a crowd of nearly 4,000 supporters at the Monona Terrace Monday on the eve of the Wisconsin primary.
In her Solutions for America"" rally, Clinton emphasized the need for action rather than rhetoric, an obvious attack of her opponent, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.
""There is a difference between speeches and solutions, between rhetoric and results,"" Clinton said. ""And part of what this campaign is coming down to is a recognition that we need to know, as specifically as possible, what our next president intends to do.""
Clinton highlighted her ability to fix the problems of the past administration.
""It's imperative that we have a president who is ready on day one, because the damage that will be waiting from the years of the misrule of George W. Bush deserves immediate action,"" she said.
Madison was Clinton's third and final stop of her Wisconsin tour on Monday, and she used the opportunity to offer her ideas for ""rebuilding America,"" which focused on universal health care, helping the middle-class, clean energy, fiscal responsibility and bringing soldiers home from Iraq.
Although the event did not draw the large number of students that the Obama rally brought to the Kohl Center on Feb. 12, many UW-Madison students braved the cold weather to hear Clinton speak.
UW-Madison sophomore Sara Jerving said that she previously supported Obama, but after attending Monday night's rally, she plans to vote for Clinton in the primary election on Tuesday.
""I think what hit me most '¦ is that [Clinton] had more substance and she talked about individual policies,"" she said. ""I understand that people are inspired by Obama, but I think it's more effective that she had policies and specifics.""
UW-Madison sophomore Devra Cohen agreed with Jerving and said Clinton represented the things the American people care about.
""She brought up very specific policy points ranging from her personal favorite, health care '¦ to education, which of course in Madison is very important,"" Cohen said.
