Obama Office Opening Recap
Sep 12, 11:12 AM CST
At a fantastic event, over 1100 supporters came to Obama’s office opening in Omaha on Wednesday. State Director John Berge and Mayor Fahey welcomed the crowd.
Plenty of press attended, including the Omaha World-Herald:
Speaking to the crowd at the Obama headquarters, 343 N. 76th St., Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey said he was impressed by the enthusiasm he’s seeing for the Democratic hopeful.
“I’ve never seen this kind of excitement about a presidential candidate since John F. Kennedy,” the mayor said. “This is going to be a close race.”
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Obama’s new campaign headquarters is typical of office buildings: brown carpet, a couple of offices and desks. What made the new office stand out were the supporters who came to check it out. They were black, white, old and young. Women holding babies and wearing “Obama Mama” T-shirts stood next to hard-core punk types covered with tattoos and body piercings.
There was even a Republican.
“I’ve seen the Republicans funnel so much money to the rich, and it’s time for a change,” said Dean D. Vancaster of Omaha, who has been a Republican since he registered to vote in 1980 but who said he plans to vote for Obama in November.
In an attempt to somehow turn the hiring of campaign staff into a negative for Obama, Nebraska’s local McCain campaign chairman had this to say:
“Our efforts are aimed at doing politics the Nebraska way, which is with volunteers,” said Hal Daub, former Omaha mayor and McCain’s Nebraska campaign chairman.
“The Nebraska way?” In that case, we look forward to Mr. Daub’s all-volunteer mayoral campaign this spring.
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