PRD presidential candidate Hipólito Mejía, on tour in the United States, met with Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday, 24 October in New York City. Hoy newspaper reports that they exchanged expressions of solidarity in their quests for winning the Dominican presidency and the New York senate seat. The meeting took place at the New York Sheraton. Congressman Charles Rangel introduced First Lady Hillary Clinton. Upon meeting him, she acknowledged her pleasure at meeting the "next president of that country that I admire so much." All independent polls show that if the election was held today, Mejía would win with a considerable margin. Mejía thanked Mrs. Clinton for her efforts in favor of the DR being granted textile parity by the US Congress and in favor of the nation, following Hurricane Georges. Hipólito Mejía visited Miami, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, D.C., New Jersey and New York on his tour of the US.
