Updated 11/20/2009 4:10:18 AM
ATLANTA (AP) -- Attorney General Thurbert Baker is getting some
high-profile help in his bid to become Georgia's first black
governor.
Former President Bill Clinton will headline a fundraiser for
Baker Dec. 7 in New York.
Baker praised Clinton for building a strong economy, saying he
would do the same in Georgia if elected to replace Republican Sonny Perdue.
In 2007, Baker endorsed then-Sen. Hillary Clinton's bid for
president, becoming one of her most prominent backers in Georgia. Barack Obama went on to win Georgia's Democratic primary and the White House.
Since leaving office, Bill Clinton has remained one of the
Democratic Party's most sought-after fundraisers.
Baker is in a four-way race for the Democratic nomination for
governor.
