Clinton jumps on ‘change’ bandwagon in N.H.

Coming off a tough loss in Iowa, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) started the home stretch in New Hampshire Friday by trying to portray herself as an agent of change, a message that helped propel Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) to victory in the Hawkeye State.

Clinton used the word “change” seven times at the beginning of a speech to voters in Nashua, N.H.

{mosads}The former first lady told the crowd that she is running for president because she wants to restore the country to peace and prosperity.

“This is especially about all of the young people in New Hampshire who need a president … who won’t just call for change, or a president who won’t just demand change, but a president who will produce change, just like I’ve been doing for 35 years,” Clinton said.

Data from the Iowa caucus show that Obama did especially well in attracting young voters and inspiring those for whom it was most important that a president should bring about “change.”

In a departure from the last days prior to the Iowa caucus, Clinton took questions from the audience in New Hampshire.