President Bill Clinton met students and supporters of his wife Hillary during a stop-off in Taunton today for Super Tuesday.

TAUNTON — Hillary Clinton supporters at Taunton’s polling station 8A got a Super Tuesday visit from the presidential candidate’s husband, Bill Clinton.

The former two-term president stopped off at Benjamin A. Friedman Middle School as part of a day-long, four-city tour in support of his wife’s bid for her Democratic party’s nomination against Bernie Sanders.

Clinton, 69, did not speak to the crowd of more than 60 sign-holding supporters in the parking lot, nor did he make himself available to the press for questions.

The former president did, however, eventually shake the hands of those Hillary boosters and said hello to each of 800 students -- who for more than half an hour patiently awaited his arrival on a sunless, chilly sidewalk.

The former president and governor of Arkansas is no stranger to the Silver City: Clinton spoke at Taunton High School in 2010 in support of U.S. Rep. Barney Frank during his last re-election bid for Congress.

Before Clinton arrived shortly after noon for a visit originally scheduled for 11 a.m., state Sen. Marc Pacheco, D-Taunton, spoke enthusiastically about the chances of Hillary Clinton defeating Sanders in the Massachusetts vote for the Democratic primary.

“It’s Clinton time,” he said.

But Pacheco, who last week launched a Super Tuesday vote-for-Hillary organizing office downtown, cautioned that once Clinton gets past Sanders she can expect a tough fight in the general election.

“The national election is always a tough race,” he said.

Pacheco said he expects Donald Trump will likely win the GOP nomination, but he added that many voters of both parties who did not previously support Clinton will vote for her.

“If Trump wins (the nomination) it will be the greatest unifier for the Democratic party. People will look at him and say, ‘Oh my God, you’ve got to be kidding me,'” Pacheco said.

Mayor Thomas Hoye Jr. said he was informed Monday night about Clinton’s planned visit.

“I think it speaks volumes about the influence of (Massachusetts Congressman) Joe Kennedy,” Hoye said.

“And I certainly appreciate the attention it brings to the city and this corridor of the southeastern part of the commonwealth,” Hoye added.

Taunton resident Bime Cruz was among those waiting patiently for the former president.

Cruz, a chef at StoneForge Restaurant in Raynham, said he attended a Bernie Sanders rally the night before in Milton, more out of curiosity than for any other reason.

“I think he’s interesting, and I like his message,” said Cruz, 38. “But I’m a big Hillary Clinton supporter and am a longtime supporter of her and Bill.”

Cruz said the first time he cast a vote as a registered voter was in November 1992 when Bill Clinton ran for his first term.

Cruz said he wants his three daughters to experience a woman being elected as U.S. president and feels that Clinton will strive to improve the rights and equal-pay opportunities for women and minorities.

Kathy Perry, principal at Friedman, said she allowed her students a break from classes, not only to meet Bill Clinton but to “experience the whole process” of voting.

Former Taunton mayor and state representative Theodore “Ted” Aleixo was also in the parking lot.

“I’ve always been supportive of the Clintons,” Aleixo said. “I think she is eminently qualified to be president.”

Away from the polls, not everyone was as gung-ho for the former secretary of state.

“I’m sorry to say I voted for Bernie,” said Marion Vaitkus.

Vaitkus, a Middleboro resident who lives at the Oak Point retirement complex, said, “I just don’t feel right about him.”

But she said she refused to vote for Hillary Clinton: “She has too much baggage,” Vaitkus, 82, said.

Teresa Savignano, also an Oak Point resident, said she voted for Trump on Tuesday.

“He’s self-funded and won’t owe anyone anything when he gets into office,” Savignano, 82, said.

Pacheco said he first met Bill and Hillary Clinton in 1991 when the former was running for president.

A few years later, Pacheco said, he presented a pictorial book on the history of Taunton by historians Bill Hanna and Charles Crowley to Bill Clinton.

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