CARY -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton continued today to push her proposal to suspend the federal gas this summer, saying it would provide relief to people with long commutes, truckers and others.

“I want to provide immediate relief as well as have a long-term plan to end our addiction to foreign oil,” the New York senator told about 300 people at Cary High School.

She said that oil companies, which are experiencing record profits, should pay for the lost revenue from the gas tax holiday. She also said the Federal Trade Commission should investigate whether there is market manipulation.

Clinton began a day of campaigning across North Carolina with the taping of the program, “momlogic.com., where she talked of raising a teenaged daughter and the experiences of her mother.

Although her race with Illinois Sen. Barack Obama has elicited strong passions, Clinton said she thought that most supporters of both candidates would rally to the Democratic nominee. She also noted that by historic standards the race had been “civil.'

Clinton's supporters said today that they thought Clinton was gaining in Tuesday's primary, and thought she should continue in the race

“I think the momentum is in her favor,” said Karen Dash of Pittsboro. “I know Senator Obama has had a couple of rough weeks."

“I resent the calls from the Democratic National Committee for her to drop out,” said Dash, 42. “If the super delegates are having a tough choice, why should she make it easy for them by dropping out?” Shaunesy Story, a 35-year old paralegal from Mebane, said, “I have been very impressed with her stamina in the last couple of weeks. She is really showing North Carolina what she is made of.

“I think she is giving the diversity this race needs,” Story said.