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19 May 2008 09:57 am
Not Appalachia
In urban Oregon, the usual massive turnout. In rural Oregon, the atmosphere is different than West Virginia:
After Obama
took a shellacking in last Tuesday's West Virginia primary, some
analysts suggested the loss showed the Illinois senator was having
problems connecting with blue-collar, working-class voters.
None of that was in evidence Saturday in this Douglas County timber
town -- the first stop in a weekend of campaigning in Oregon for Obama,
who holds a large lead in polls leading up to Tuesday's primary
election.
YouTube here. One detail:
A few kayakers held their paddles and tried to keep their kayaks
straight as they watched the candidate, who stood on a makeshift
platform.
(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty.)
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