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SCRANTON – Hundreds of people lined 14th Street in West Scranton Sunday to greet Hillary Clinton -- her third campaign stop in the city since March 10.

They sipped hot coffee and tea as they waited in front of their homes, many of which were decorated with American flags. Signs that read “Hometown Pride” and “Clinton Country” were hung in windows and posted in yards.

The bitterness was in the cold, damp air, as raindrops gently fell. At 12:35 p.m., Clinton arrived in town and began a door-to-door canvass of the neighborhood..

After the New York Democratic senator and presidential candidate walked up and down 14th Street, she held a press conference in a carport and addressed comments made by her opponent, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama. Those comments, Clinton said, could cost the Democrats the general election.

“He is a good man and a very talented and gifted man, but I think his comments were elitist and divisive and the Democratic Party has been unfortunately viewed by many people over the last decade as being elitist and out of touch.”

Obama has come under fire for statements he made at a San Francisco fundraiser when he, according to a transcript of his speech, described small-town Pennsylvanians in this way: "And it’s not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."

Clinton's latest visit was aimed at emphasizing her working, middle-class roots. Her father's family, the Rodhams, are rooted in Scranton.

Read the full story in The Times Leader on Monday.