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| It’s Someone’s Birthday? Yes It Is, Clinton Campaign Says | It’s Someone’s Birthday? Yes It Is, Clinton Campaign Says |
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| LAKE WORTH, Fla. — There were the four Twitter reminders, the winking allusions from introductory speakers, the shimmering block letters on a sign held behind Hillary Clinton’s head. | LAKE WORTH, Fla. — There were the four Twitter reminders, the winking allusions from introductory speakers, the shimmering block letters on a sign held behind Hillary Clinton’s head. |
| There was an offer of a customized “Mexican cake” from a radio host, which was revealed to be doughnuts dipped in tequila and beer. (“Can you put a little chocolate dusting on it?” Mrs. Clinton asked.) | There was an offer of a customized “Mexican cake” from a radio host, which was revealed to be doughnuts dipped in tequila and beer. (“Can you put a little chocolate dusting on it?” Mrs. Clinton asked.) |
| And there was, at last, a slightly choppy bit of serenading, eventually finding its rhythm as Mrs. Clinton took the stage Wednesday inside a college gymnasium here. | And there was, at last, a slightly choppy bit of serenading, eventually finding its rhythm as Mrs. Clinton took the stage Wednesday inside a college gymnasium here. |
| “Thank you so much for singing to me,” Mrs. Clinton said, before a halting on-message pivot to a down-ballot Democrat’s cause. “One of the best gifts you can give yourselves would be sending Patrick Murphy to the United States Senate!” | “Thank you so much for singing to me,” Mrs. Clinton said, before a halting on-message pivot to a down-ballot Democrat’s cause. “One of the best gifts you can give yourselves would be sending Patrick Murphy to the United States Senate!” |
| It was Mrs. Clinton’s birthday. And her campaign seemed disinclined to let anyone forget it. | It was Mrs. Clinton’s birthday. And her campaign seemed disinclined to let anyone forget it. |
| With a seemingly interminable campaign reaching the final sprint, it has been a week of at least occasional indulgences by the Clinton team, cresting perhaps on Tuesday night with an unscheduled stop from Mrs. Clinton at an Adele concert in Miami. | With a seemingly interminable campaign reaching the final sprint, it has been a week of at least occasional indulgences by the Clinton team, cresting perhaps on Tuesday night with an unscheduled stop from Mrs. Clinton at an Adele concert in Miami. |
| On Wednesday morning, a spokesman, Nick Merrill, snapped a photograph of staff members surprising Mrs. Clinton, now 69, with a midmorning cake. (Though she appeared grateful in the image, Mr. Merrill said the candidate did not eat it right away.) | On Wednesday morning, a spokesman, Nick Merrill, snapped a photograph of staff members surprising Mrs. Clinton, now 69, with a midmorning cake. (Though she appeared grateful in the image, Mr. Merrill said the candidate did not eat it right away.) |
| The campaign also marked the occasion by creating a tool on its website allowing users to see some of what Mrs. Clinton has been doing in the years of their birth. | The campaign also marked the occasion by creating a tool on its website allowing users to see some of what Mrs. Clinton has been doing in the years of their birth. |
| “The Birthday Chronicles,” the site labeled it. | “The Birthday Chronicles,” the site labeled it. |
| A radio appearance, broadcast Wednesday but taped Monday for Power 105.1’s “Breakfast Club” morning show, ended with a live rendition of “Happy Birthday” from Stevie Wonder. | A radio appearance, broadcast Wednesday but taped Monday for Power 105.1’s “Breakfast Club” morning show, ended with a live rendition of “Happy Birthday” from Stevie Wonder. |
| Before his performance, Mrs. Clinton had a question for Mr. Wonder, who also sang at a birthday-themed fund-raiser for her campaign on Monday. | Before his performance, Mrs. Clinton had a question for Mr. Wonder, who also sang at a birthday-themed fund-raiser for her campaign on Monday. |
| “How many kids do you have?” she asked. | “How many kids do you have?” she asked. |
| Nine, Mr. Wonder said. | Nine, Mr. Wonder said. |
| “And how many are of voting age right now?” | “And how many are of voting age right now?” |
| Five, he said. | Five, he said. |
| The radio hosts laughed. | The radio hosts laughed. |
| “Hillary,” said one, DJ Envy, “want all the votes.” |