Obama to make maiden trip of fall campaign
With the Democratic nomination seemingly now within his reach, Barack Obama will visit the general election battleground of Missouri tomorrow, his first trip designed specifically to lay the groundwork for November.
Obama is scheduled to be in Cape Girardeau, in the rural southeast corner of the state, reportedly for an economic forum. (See a St. Louis Post-Dispatch item on his visit here.)
Obama's aides said last week, as Obama solidified his lead over Hillary Clinton with a big win in North Carolina and virtual draw in Indiana, that he would begin traveling to general election states as soon as this week. Look for Obama to plan more such trips in the near future as his campaign pivots toward the expected six-month campaign against John McCain.
UPDATE: Obama is also expected to make stops in Michigan on Wednesday. The state, key to any Democrat's chances for winning in November, has been something of a pariah after moving up its primary to a date not sanctioned by the Democratic Party. If Obama is the nominee, he will have to pay extra attention to Michigan, because he has not campaigned there during the primary.
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Cart, meet horse
You won’t hear anything more about Rev Wright, when the Hagee/Parsley adds hit the media waves! Talk about LUNACY, and McCain publicly introduced Parsley as his “spiritual guide”.
This is why McCain wants to stay in Iraq:
In a chapter titled “Islam: The Deception of Allah,” Parsley warns there is a “war between Islam and Christian civilization.” He continues:
I cannot tell you how important it is that we understand the true nature of Islam, that we see it for what it really is. In fact, I will tell you this: I do not believe our country can truly fulfill its divine purpose until we understand our historical conflict with Islam. I know that this statement sounds extreme, but I do not shrink from its implications. The fact is that America was founded, in part, with the intention of seeing this false religion destroyed, and I believe September 11, 2001, was a generational call to arms that we can no longer ignore.
I wonder how hard Hillary will continue to push for Michigan to be seated now.
[ Am a NY resident, born/raised in MI and my friends there are all pulling for Obama. Hillary considerably overestimates her support there. ]
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