KTUU-TV Channel Two NewsOBAMA SUPPORTERS POUND PAVEMENTby Heather BaldersonSunday, July 27, 2008ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Volunteers and staff for the Barack Obama campaign spent the afternoon Sunday going door-to-door talking to residents.With just 100 days to Election Day volunteers in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau hit the pavement to spread the word about Obama's "Campaign for Change."Rick Gorka, communications director for the McCain campaign, says the camp still has no immediate plans to open an office in Alaska.He says in a historically Republican state like Alaska the campaign is confident, for now, in continuing to rely on grassroots efforts to keep McCain's message going.But Obama volunteers hope to capitalize on the success of the February caucuses when a record number of Alaska Democrats showed up to support"I'm surprised that the McCain campaign hasn't decided to open an office up here yet but we're not taking Alaska for granted," said Obama's Alaska Communications Director Jeff Giertz. "We're pushing forward and making sure we're talking directly to Alaskans about the issues that are important to them and about Sen. Obama's plan to change the direction of this country."Volunteers say they support Obama's vision for America."I am out today canvassing for Barack Obama because I believe in his character and his ability to lead this country in the direction that we need to be going in," volunteer Shelly Morgan said.The Obama campaign opened offices last week in Fairbanks, Juneau and the Mat-Su Valley.
KTUU-TV Channel Two News
OBAMA SUPPORTERS POUND PAVEMENT
by Heather BaldersonSunday, July 27, 2008ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Volunteers and staff for the Barack Obama campaign spent the afternoon Sunday going door-to-door talking to residents.With just 100 days to Election Day volunteers in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau hit the pavement to spread the word about Obama's "Campaign for Change."Rick Gorka, communications director for the McCain campaign, says the camp still has no immediate plans to open an office in Alaska.He says in a historically Republican state like Alaska the campaign is confident, for now, in continuing to rely on grassroots efforts to keep McCain's message going.But Obama volunteers hope to capitalize on the success of the February caucuses when a record number of Alaska Democrats showed up to support"I'm surprised that the McCain campaign hasn't decided to open an office up here yet but we're not taking Alaska for granted," said Obama's Alaska Communications Director Jeff Giertz. "We're pushing forward and making sure we're talking directly to Alaskans about the issues that are important to them and about Sen. Obama's plan to change the direction of this country."Volunteers say they support Obama's vision for America."I am out today canvassing for Barack Obama because I believe in his character and his ability to lead this country in the direction that we need to be going in," volunteer Shelly Morgan said.The Obama campaign opened offices last week in Fairbanks, Juneau and the Mat-Su Valley.
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