Barack Obama’s shoes too big to fill, says Hillary Clinton

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has said she is “grateful” for the “amazing” support she got from Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle and acknowledged that the outgoing President of the United States is leaving “big shoes” to fill.

Ms Clinton said Mr Obama was not getting the credit he deserves for everything he did to save the US economy and for putting the country on the “right track”.

“I am so grateful for President Obama’s leadership. I love it when he talks — and I’m so grateful for all of his support in this election. Both he and Michelle have been amazing on the campaign trail,” Ms Clinton said at an election rally in Philadelphia.

“I love it when the president talks about supporting me, and he said he wants to “pass on the baton” to me. And I’m just hoping he will bend low enough that I can reach it, because he’s a tall man. I’m not sure. So he’s going to have to bend, and I’m going to have to stand on my toes. Those are big shoes to fill,” she said.

Ms Clinton, 69, said Tuesday’s US general election was not about any individual, but about choosing “hope over fear, unity over division and love over hate.”

“This election is about much more than the two candidates. Our names may be on the ballot, but make no mistake: everything you care about, everything that I care about, is at stake.”