HRC: I Need A "Big, Big Vote" In NC

GREENSBORO, NC -- Hillary Clinton told a crowd Guilford College this afternoon that a lot is riding on the Tar Heel State's Tuesday primary.

""We need a big, big vote here in North Carolina," she said. "North Carolina hasn't been in this kind of spotlight in helping to pick a Democratic nominee for a long, long time," she said. "When the voting is over on Tuesday night, I know we will have heard from North Carolinians about what you think the next president should do, and I hope that you will give me a chance to work for you."

Clinton also again addressed new figures on job losses in America.

"Last month we lost 20,000 more jobs in America," she said. "Some people are saying, 'Oh well thank goodness it wasn't worse.' But if you were one of those 20,000 people that's about as bad as it gets, isn't it. We're supposed to be creating jobs, not losing them."

She said her "comprehensive" plan to deal with the energy crisis was one way to do that, both short-term and long-term. And she again pitched her gas tax plan.

"We also need to give people some relief right now, because folks are hurting," she said. "I've talked t a lot of people here in North Carolina, Indiana and elsewhere, who tell me they literally get sick to their stomach when they pull up to the gas tank anymore."

Clinton will squeeze in a fundraiser and some talk radio calls this afternoon before speaking at the North Carolina Democratic Party dinner tonight, with yet another rally to follow. It's part of a serious effort the Clintons are making here in the final days of the campaign in a state that had been seen as a strong bet for Obama. Clinton has four more stops on Saturday, and Bill Clinton makes 14 stops combined on Sunday and Monday. Clinton, clad today in a Carolina Blue pantsuit, said earlier today that the state could be a "game changer."

"If we win here that would be monumental," campaign spokesperson Doug Hattaway said.