Bill Clinton makes surprise Portland, OR campaign stop

Former President Bill Clinton's campaign swing through Washington state, with speeches for presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton in Spokane and Vancouver, took a detour Monday through downtown Portland.

Clinton showed up at Powell's flagship bookstore to meet Gov. Kate Brown and shake hands.

"We need to go back to a country where we can argue together," he told one group. He also talked about Oregon in particular, saying the nation needs politics "more like it is here."

The former president squeezed in the appearance before heading across the Columbia River for a speech at Clark College, where he touched on themes of job and small business growth, clean energy and college debt and affordability before an overflow audience of more than 1,000 people.

As Clinton waded into the crowd at the bookstore, spending close to an hour greeting people alongside Brown, Hillary Clinton's campaign announced an endorsement from Brown in the Democratic race.

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