FROM BARACK OBAMA'S WEBSITE AND NEWSLETTER:
(Last night, the spotlight was firmly fixed on Joe Biden and the Vice Presidential Debate. But Barack had a full day as well yesterday, with two huge rallies in Michigan...)
As dusk fell on the campus of Michigan State University, Police Lieutenant Scott Beckner couldn't quite put a number on the crowd that streamed into Barack Obama's rally. "18,000 people and counting," was the best he could do. Young students mixed in with older folks as they gathered to hear Barack Obama and their favorite alumna Senator, Debbie Stabenow speak.
"Michigan is hurting," Barack told the crowd.
Thirty thousand jobs lost and 104,000 foreclosures here since the beginning of the year. The unemployment rate, double many states. Home values are falling. Wages are flat-lining. And the cost of everything from gas to groceries is going up and up. That's what Michigan's facing. I know that. And it's time for a president who will fight for you.
Barack Obama campaigned across Michigan today from Grand Rapids to East Lansing, talking economic solutions to the challenges the nation is facing. The financial pain that the nation is focused on now has been felt for a long time here. The "18,000 people and counting" who assembled at MSU seemed glad that someone is finally listening.
Enjoy the day in pictures,
Arun Chaudhary
October 2nd, 2008
East Lansing, Michigan
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