by John McCormick
PHOENIX – This is increasingly feeling like a rock concert tour.
From arena to arena, Sen. Barack Obama traveled Wednesday, with a warm-up act at each stop.
At an early evening stop here, Obama's campaign said some 13,000 people were drawn to Veterans Memorial Coliseum to see Obama, Caroline Kennedy and Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano.
"I don’t know if you are aware, but the Super Bowl is not until Sunday," Obama said in the city that hosts the big game this weekend.
Earlier in the day, his campaign said his road show attracted about 18,000 people in Denver.
Both Arizona and Colorado are on the list of 22 states that will hold primaries and caucuses on Feb. 5, a coast-to-coast collection that Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton are selectively passing through based on each campaign's strategic calculus.
After months of toiling mostly in just four states in often more intimate settings, the Democratic nomination battle is now mostly a tarmac-to-tarmac affair, with an occasional "town hall" event, such as the one Obama will hold Thursday morning in Los Angeles before an evening debate that will feature he and Clinton on the stage, alone, for the first time.
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Posted by: Obama Lover | January 30, 2008 10:30 PM
Two socialists, Obama and Hillary on stage alone...
The best viewing would be on an old black and white t.v. with no sound.
Paulo
Posted by: Paulo | January 30, 2008 10:38 PM
I would be SOOOO proud if Obama was our president. Obama would restore our standing in the world. I could finally travel abroad without worrying that someone was gonna jump me for being an American.
Posted by: jds | January 30, 2008 11:19 PM
I'm a longtime Democrat who will never vote for Obama. He's self-obsessed, and thinks he is a rockstar. He's a politician, and a self-aggrandizer. He will not bring unity, and will never beat a Republican, and has no foreign policy experience. This is not the time for Obama.
Posted by: Brian | January 31, 2008 2:32 AM
Obama's Relationship With Rezko Goes Back 17 Years. Obama Kept Contributions From Accused Fixer's (REZKO)Wife And Others ABCNews.com Analysis Shows the Campaign Still Hasn't Returned More Than $100,000 in
Obama is referred to in document which outlines case against Rezko
As Barack Obama is finding out, it's not as easy to dump politically toxic campaign donations as it might seem. For the third time in more than a year, Obama's presidential campaign announced this week it was shedding more donations tied to indicted fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko. Calculations by the media and Obama's own staff of Rezko's financial impact on his past political campaigns have been all over the map and shifting. In the case of Obama, public records don't make clear every Rezko connection. The records show that since 1995, $74,500 came from Rezko, his relatives or contributors listed on official disclosure forms as employees of one of his businesses. Rezko has not raised money for Obama's presidential campaign.
Various media outlets have reported much larger numbers, though they haven't clearly explained their methodology. The New York Times has pegged Rezko political cash for Obama at $150,000, the Sun-Times at $168,000 and the Los Angeles Times at $200,000. Last weekend, a report by ABCNews.com suggested more than $185,000. The event at Rezko's home resembled a posh dinner party, complete with valet parking and catered dinner. Obama spoke after the meal, and told the crowd about how when he was still in Harvard law school Rezko, a developer, had tried to hire him. Obama staffers set up shop around the kitchen table, where they collected checks.
One donor at the event was Michael Sreenan, a former attorney for a Rezko company. Sreenan gave Obama $2,000 that night, but hasn't heard if the campaign now plans to give it away.
Still, Sreenan said he was baffled by the notion of giving money raised at Rezko's home to charity. "If [Obama] wants to give my donation back to me or let me give it to a charity, I'm fine with that," he said. "But I don't see how this makes a difference now -- the money still got him elected. And how do I know it's not going to a charity that's offensive to me?"
Posted by: Obama is corrupt | January 31, 2008 7:50 AM
Would Clinton supporters stop trying to make Obama appear to be a bad individual by calling him corrupt. Please, Clinton supporters lets not go down the road of their personal and political careers. Give us all a break!!! Find another source if you prefer the Clintons but honesty will never fly!!!
Posted by: Clintons are corrupt | January 31, 2008 9:54 AM
One voice can change a room. And if one voice can change a room, then it can change a city. And if it can change a city, it can change a state. If it can change a state, it change a nation, and if it can change a nation it can change the world. Your voice can change the world." -Barack Obama
Obama is not just going to institute good policies or make good decisions. His campaign is not just about him. It is about us. It is about what we can do. If you have a chance to be in the room, in a stadium when he is speaking, don't miss it. He will inspire the next generation of Americans to be involved in politics and in our world. And none of the other candidates can offer that or are even trying to.
Posted by: Levi John | February 2, 2008 4:19 PM