New York Senator Hillary Clinton says making public appearances with her husband — the former president — at her side and having him campaign on her behalf will be a rarity on the campaign trail. "But it’ll happen when it can because, you know, I love seeing him. I love having him with me," Hillary Clinton said in an interview this morning with Radio Iowa. "It is what we’ve done together for so many years."

Senator Clinton is campaigning solo today in Iowa, but former President Bill Clinton and the former First Lady appeared as a couple at Sunday’s civil rights ceremonies in Selma, Alabama. "We were both invited — I to participate and he to receive the Voting Rights Hall of Fame honor and originally he didn’t know if he could rearrange his schedule," Clinton said. "…It worked out for us to be there together and I’m glad it did."

Critics of the Clintons have questioned the last-minute scheduling of the couple’s Sunday appearance in Selma, where Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama had been billed for the past two-and-a-half weeks as a keynote speaker. Senator Clinton sweeps aside questions about the timing.  "It was in the cue for invitations and, you know, we kind of sorted all the requests out and I really wanted to do it," Clinton said. "We were able to make it possible."

Hillary Clinton flew from Selma to Dubuque last night for a rally there. She met this morning at the statehouse with Democrats in the Iowa Legislature, then toured Pioneer Hi-Bred research facilities in Johnston.

Bill Clinton’s last appearance in Iowa was in October when he was keynote speaker at the Iowa Democratic Party’s fall fundraiser. At the time, the former president downplayed his wife’s potential presidential candidacy while others in the hall passed out Hillary for president stickers.