Powell sought to paint the congressman as an outdated, out-of-touch representative whom voters should retire after 13 terms. He also sought to position himself as part of a new generation of political activists, seizing on the excitement generated by Barack Obama's historic presidential bid.
In response, Towns flexed his own political muscles, calling in favors from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and other top Democrats to show he can still deliver.
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