With just 76 hours until the Iowa caucus, Hillary Clinton leaned on a long-kept, family motto -- “We're all in this together” -- on Friday, as she linked up with Bill Clinton at a joint campaign rally in Davenport, Iowa.
The event, which came after a packed day of television interviews and campaign events across the state, is part of the Hillary Clinton campaign’s aggressive, final stretch strategy -– a topic Bill Clinton addressed last night.
“You just have to fight,” the former president told ABC News from the rope line when asked what his wife needs to do over the next three days to see a victory on Monday. “This is a dog fight. You fight to the last hour.”
Hillary Clinton is currently neck-and-neck with her opponent, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, and which candidate wins the caucus is expected to come down to turnout.
To rally support, both Clintons have been stumping in Iowa over the past few days, holding more than 25 different campaign events combined. Their daughter, Chelsea Clinton, is joining them on the trail tomorrow night.
“You need to touch as many people as you can,” Bill Clinton explained.
Aides to Clinton –- and the Democratic presidential candidate herself –- see the former president as one of their biggest assets in these final days.
“I brought a pretty good warm-up act, don’t you think?” Hillary Clinton asked the crowd packed into the Col Ballroom on Friday.
Their joint-event drew more than 1,500 people -- a number larger than Sanders, who had a crowd of roughly 1,000 at his campaign event nearby.
Bill Clinton played down his role in bringing out the crowds, however. “She’s doing fine well on her own,” he said as took selfies and shook hands on the ropeline.
When asked how confident he is about winning on Monday, the former president responded with a mix of confidence and caution.
“I feel good,” he said. “I feel like we’ve done everything we could.”
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