From Obama Campaign:

Wednesday, November 21, 2007


Barack Obama in Manchester, New Hampshire where he gave a major policy address entitled, "Our Kids, Our Future."



AN UPDATE FROM IOWA

Rising Support for Senator Obama

After Senator Obama was declared the "oratorical winner" by the Washington Post due to his great speech at the JJ Dinner, the Iowa polls are in. According to a new Washington Post/ABC poll, Senator Obama has 30 percent support among likely Democratic caucus-goers, leading Senator Clinton by four points and John Edwards by eight points. ABC News reports: "Most Democratic likely voters in Iowa, 55 percent, say they're more interested in a 'new direction and new ideas' than in strength and experience, compared with 49 percent in July -- a help to Obama, who holds a substantial lead among 'new direction' voters."

On Thursday, November 15, delegates of United Auto Workers Region 4, which includes 30,000 members and retirees in Iowa, voted to support Senator Obama's presidential campaign. Obama collected roughly 65 percent of a straw poll after delivering a speech to the UAW conference in Dubuque.


AN UPDATE FROM SOUTH CAROLINA

A Real Rural Plan

Over 250 South Carolinians turned out for a rural policy town hall in Kingstree on Saturday evening. 2006 Commissioner of Agriculture candidate Emile DeFelice, President of the National Black Farmers Association John Boyd, local South Carolina farmer Henry King, Wisconsin Congresswoman Gwen Moore, and Counselor for Senator Obama Mike Strautmanis laid out Obama's plan to help support rural communities in South Carolina, including black farmers who have been discriminated against by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Obama Announces Plan for World Class Education


Senator Barack Obama on Tuesday announced his comprehensive plan to provide a world-class education for all Americans. The major policy address, "Our Kids, Our Future," was given at Manchester Central High School in Manchester, New Hampshire. At a time when our schools have been shortchanged by the underfunding of "No Child Left Behind," Senator Obama called for a new era of mutual responsibility in education where parents, teachers, leaders in Washington, and citizens all across the country come together for the sake of our children's success.

For more of Senator Obama's plan for world-class education


AN UPDATE FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE

Obama Campaign Holds Education Roundtables

Last week, the New Hampshire campaign hosted ten education roundtable discussions throughout the state to coincide with a new tv spot and show Obama's commitment to excellence for every child and support for every teacher nation-wide. Check out the new tv ad:


AN UPDATE FROM NEVADA

Nevada Campaign Shows Organizational Strength

This week, Las Vegas hosted the CNN-Nevada Democratic Party debate at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The Nevada Obama campaign showed its organizational strength and dominated the sign wars outside the debate site. Supporters donned red shirts sporting the slogan, "We're fired up, He's ready to go," and took their energy and enthusiasm to the streets -- waving signs, and chanting for hours, showing the strength of the grassroots support in Nevada.

Later that evening, the Democratic candidates addressed a crowd at the Clark County Jefferson Jackson Dinner at hte Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. According to long-time Nevada political reporter Jon Ralston, Obama energized the crowd "with his eloquence and fire." Campaign supporters and volunteers gathered outside the hall to send off the dinner attendees with giant signs reading "Now you know why we support Barack" and a deafening chant of "Fired up! Ready to Go!"