A Hillary Clinton campaign official explained on Monday why her presidential advisers have brought pre-screened partisans to some events promoted as an opportunity for the former secretary of state to meet with 'everyday Americans.' Just steps away in a Keene, New Hampshire bakery, a few run-of-the-mill people decided they didn't want to be seen with her. 'There was a bit of a thing back here when she came in,' explained Marcia DuBois, a cashier at Kristin's Bistro & Bakery on Washington Street, where Clinton spent a half-hour talking with customers and shaking hands. 'A few of the staff didn't want to come out to meet Hillary,' DuBois said. 'They just don't like her.' 'Which is too bad,' a co-worker offered while looking furtively to see who was listening. 'You may not agree with her. Okay. But you should respect the office she's shooting for.' Scroll down for videos . Hillary Clinton met a few employees at Kristin's Bakery in Keene, New Hampshire on Monday as her presidential campaign in the Granite State got underway, but some in the kitchen refused to be seen with her . The former first lady, senator and secretary of state posed with locals before a small-business roundtable event, but her communications director wouldn't rule out the possibility that some of them were brought in for the occasion . CHAT:  On her way to a discussion at a local company Hillary Clinton stopped at Kristin's bakery and met some customers. MEETING: Hillary was welcomed by people in the coffee shop - although not universally . The dissenting kitchen staffers declined to be identified or speak on the record. Others at Kristin's were more congenial, including an infant girl named Molly who cooed while Clinton held her. 'I'm going to take her home,' the Democratic White House hopeful joked. While Clinton held court with three Granite Staters and their pastries, her communications director Jennifer Palmieri explained the unfolding scene. Asked whether the campaign had brought any of the customers with them, Palmieri said, 'I think maybe some of them, but I don't know.' New Hampshire's WMUR-TV later reported that two of the people Clinton spoke with had been asked to come. Clinton's team took flak last week in Iowa after a Democratic Party operative conceded that Clinton's state political director Troy Price pre-vetted and drove a trio of activists to a coffee shop, where they played the part of everyday Americans while shutters snapped. The man, Austin Bird, had been an Obama intern in 2012 and was Vice President Joe Biden's chauffeur when he came to Davenport Iowa last year. As senior campaign aide Huma Abedin made tea, Palmieri defended the practice of recruiting participants to attend those small meetings. It's a necessary evil in early primary and caucus states, Palmieri said, and part of recruiting future Clinton evangelists from among the Democratic base. 'We have to go after Democrats before we do anything else,' she insisted. 'And in Iowa? Especially in Iowa, and New Hampshire.' 'But sure. People are asked –' MEET MOLLY: Clinton enjoyed the oldest campaign tactic in the book – posing with a baby – on Monday, and gushing that she wanted to bring the infant home with her . SIT-DOWN: Hillary Clinton at the campaign stop at Kirsten's bakery and coffee shop in Keene, New Hampshire . AIDE: Huma Abedin, Hillary's right-hand woman was present for the stop today. She was by her side as they stopped in Chipotle in Ohio, where they left without leaving a tip . In LeClaire, Iowa six days ago, Clinton's campaign took flack for bringing three Iowa Democratic partisans to a cafe where they appeared to be 'everyday Americans' meeting over coffee . Jennifer Palmieri (file photo) Palmieri thought briefly and reframed her comments in the past tense. 'People were asked to come to a meeting at a coffee house,'  she said, referring to a stop in in LeClaire, Iowa. Price, the Iowa political strategist, brought Bird to the Iowa coffee house along with two young women – one a Planned Parenthood employee, the other a College Democrats chapter head. 'If someone like that loves her, then they'll talk to other people, and so on, and that's going to help,' Palmieri said. 'We wanted to go after those specific people. I mean, they could go for O'Malley. They could do a lot of things.' Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley has been sending signals that he's ready to mount a challenge to Clinton. Clinton was in Keene on Monday for a roundtable discussion with small business employees. She will lead a similarly intimate event on Tuesday in Concord. Constructed: Amy Alexander (L) assembles furniture as Hillary Clinton tours the Whitney Brothers children's toy and furniture factory in Keene . TUNE-UP: One of the Scooby vans gets a tune-up before beginning the new road trip from Chappaqua to New Hampshire this weekend . As the Democratic front-runner made her way to the back to shake hands with some of the bakery employees, she ignored questions and kept her comments superficial. One man addressed her as 'Secretary Clinton,' while a woman settled on 'Mrs. Clinton.' Palmieri said her boss has become accustomed to answering to a variety of titles and honorifics. 'Secretary Clinton, Senator Clinton, Mrs. Clinton – she doesn't care,' she said.
Clinton was at Kristin's Bakery in Keene, NH in advance of a small-business roundtable event . She sat with a handful of customers and made her way to the back to greet employees . But a cashier told Daily Mail Online that some of the kitchen staff 'didn't want to come out to meet Hillary' because 'they just don't like her' Clinton's communications director said it's helpful to recruit future Hillary evangelists from among Democratic activists by pre-screening them to meet Hillary in small settings as cameras click . 'If someone like that loves her, then they'll talk to other people, and so on, and that's going to help,' she said . Palmieri wouldn't rule out the possibility that some at the bakery on Monday were asked to come .