PUEBLO, Colo._Hillary Clinton, who has been dealing with regular interruptions at her rallies by Donald Trump supporters, approached one heckler Wednesday with mock sympathy.
"You do have to feel a little sorry for them. They've had a really bad couple of weeks," she said before a crowd of more than 2,000 in Pueblo, Colo.
It was her take on how President Barack Obama handled a similar interruption the day before, when he told another demonstrator to "try to get your own rally."
The interruptions appear to be more than the typical fare of a tight presidential race. A conservative website is reportedly paying individuals who can successfully repeat allegations against former President Bill Clinton at rallies.
Clinton focused more on Trump's tactics, citing a Wall Street Journal report that suggested he would run a "scorched earth" campaign in the final four weeks.
"This just shows how desperate they are. That's all they have left. Pure negativity and pessimism," she said. "And we're not going to let Donald Trump get away with it, are we?"
Clinton said the election would "demonstrate that America is better than what Donald Trump says and represents."
The Democratic nominee urged her Colorado supporters to take advantage of voting by mail to avoid a "backlog" on Election Day and also to urge friends and neighbors in Arizona and Utah _ states that the campaign is again considering contesting more aggressively _ to do the same.
Across the country, Clinton said, early voting numbers "are bigger than anybody thought, and bigger than they've been in the past."
"We are competing everywhere, and the polls are tightening. Because, I think, Americans want to turn out in as big a number as possible to reject the dark and divisive and hateful campaign that is being run by my opponent," she said.
