Hillary Clinton needled rival Barack Obama saying he was "frustrated" by the see-sawing 2008 White House race.
WASHINGTON: A seething row between Democratic foes bubbled back into the open Tuesday as Hillary Clinton needled rival Barack Obama saying he was "frustrated" by the see-sawing 2008 White House race.
"I think what we saw last night was that he is very frustrated," Clinton told reporters on a swift stopover in Washington after the two clashed in a rancorous South Carolina debate.
"The events of the last 10 or so days, particularly the outcomes in New Hampshire and Nevada, have apparently convinced him to adopt a different strategy."
In the Myrtle Beach debate Monday, bad blood and pent-up anger boiled over as Clinton and Obama accused one another of twisting the truth and clashed on their political records.
"He clearly came last night looking for a fight, and he was determined and launched right in," Clinton said Tuesday, before heading on a campaign stop in California.
The two senators glared, gesticulated and constantly interrupted each other in Monday's debate ahead of the January 26 South Carolina primary, the next key milestone as they chase the Democratic nomination for the November 4 presidential election.
Obama, the Illinois senator striving to be the first black president of the United States, also lashed out at former president Bill Clinton, who is mounting an outspoken campaign on behalf of his wife.
"I can't tell who I am running against sometimes," said Obama, for whom Saturday's primary is a must-win after Clinton's two victories in a row, in New Hampshire and Nevada.
But Clinton, senator from New York, defended her husband's actions on Tuesday, saying: "You go back and look at this campaign. Each of us who were on that stage last night have incredibly dedicated, passionate support from our spouses."
And she maintained that the candidates' records had to be open to public scrutiny ahead of the elections, in order to thwart any surprises being prepared by the Republican party.
"I think it is imperative that during this process people be asked hard questions that they have to answer," she said.
"I think it is important to analyze the record that is all I am saying. If we don't air it in this primary process I think we are not doing our party any service."
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