Interesting tidbits in this article:
"Hoping to quell the rancor, Democratic leaders in early-voting states said they gladly welcomed Clark to the field.
In interviews late last week, they suggested other candidates should focus on positive agendas and quiet their criticisms about Clark's recent arrival to the Democratic Party.
"To grow the party, we need to accept people who have just come into the fold as new Democrats. That should be the end of the matter," said Gordon Fischer, the Iowa Democratic chairman. "The only way we are going to be able to succeed is by attracting Republicans and independents to the Democratic banner."
Joe Erwin, chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party, said he, too, hoped that candidates would not engage in "potentially divisive" attacks on Clark. Most voters in the state's Feb. 3 primary, Erwin predicted, would pay little attention to Clark's Republican past.
"I welcome new Democrats. You don't have to be born into this party," Erwin said. "Now he's committed to the principles of the Democratic Party. There is plenty of room."
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