The buzz from local blogs: “A truly national campaign”

This year looks to bring another opportunity for gains, with races in the 3rd and the 4th popping up on many national lists as races to watch. Couple that with a competitive gubernatorial contest and races for attorney general and superintendent of public instruction, and it is easy to see why so many are excited at the prospect of the Obama campaign dedicating resources to turn out voters in November.



…This presidential contest is shaping up to be a face-off between a targeted campaign of yesteryear and a truly national campaign. I don’t need to tell you who my money is on.

When the speech ended, I rode the Metrolink home, sitting next to a 65 year old black man, a retired ninth grade Social Studies teacher named Stan…. He told me he never thought he’d live to see the day that the Democratic nominee was a black man. When he said goodbye, he asked me to write something that would help Obama get elected.



That’s a tall order. I just do what I can. I’m one of hundreds of thousands of people doing what they can to get Obama elected.