NEW YORK, NY November 04, 2007 —After a week of hammering from her Democratic rivals over driver's licenses for illegal immigrants and other issues, New York Senator Hillary Clinton is barnstorming her way through the state of Iowa. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has been traveling with the presidential candidate and reports from Des Moines.

REPORTER: Drawing large and enthusiastic crowds where ever she went, Senator Clinton laughed off her critics. In stops in the farm town of Oscaloosa, the capital city of Des Moines, and the college town Indianola, she quoted former President Harry Truman, who said, "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."

CLINTON: Well, I'm really comfortable in the kitchen, so I'm just going to stay there and absorb the heat and keep talking about what I want to do for America the goals I want to set for our country, and how I believe I can get it done.

REPORTER: Clinton repeatedly reminded Iowans that the caucuses are just two months away. This week she'll deliver a speech on global warming calling for equal parts government action and individual responsibiltiy.

For WNYC, I'm Andrea Bernstein in Des Moines, Iowa.