These past couple days have been exciting ones for those Ohio Barack supporters in areas not commonly travelled by presidential candidates.
Yesterday, there was the small gathering in New Philadelphia, where Barack discussed women's issues and the economy. His thoughts on infrastructure, as well as the different perspective of his opponent, are captured in the video below:
Then Barack paid a visit to a BBQ on a historic family farm in Dillonvale. Local news station WTOV described the scene:
The presidential hopeful addressed the crowd for about 20 minutes in an informal setting as they sat on bales of hay.Obama urged people to come together and told the crowd the election is "about you.""We are truly blessed to be here in America," Obama said. "People are hard-working, they are generous, they believe in community and being good neighbors."He also said he wants to invest $15 billion to revamp automakers to build high-efficiency cars in the U.S., and said he wants to use energy in a way that doesn't pollute or accelerate global warning.In attendance were many local officials as well as steel representatives.
The presidential hopeful addressed the crowd for about 20 minutes in an informal setting as they sat on bales of hay.
Obama urged people to come together and told the crowd the election is "about you."
"We are truly blessed to be here in America," Obama said. "People are hard-working, they are generous, they believe in community and being good neighbors."
He also said he wants to invest $15 billion to revamp automakers to build high-efficiency cars in the U.S., and said he wants to use energy in a way that doesn't pollute or accelerate global warning.
In attendance were many local officials as well as steel representatives.
A picture of the barn can be seen below:
But that wasn't the only barn to bear the mark of the Obama campaign this week. Today in Spencerville, another Barn for Obama was painted at a picnic, where farmer and friend of Barack Larry Walsh spoke about Barack's commitment to rural Americans.
A stunning slideshow of the project can be found here.
Continuing the “Barns for Obama” effort to show support for Barack Obama in rural parts of Ohio, volunteers will finish the painting of a barn this Thursday in Spencerville. The family who owns the barn will hold a picnic with longtime friend and colleague of Senator Obama’s, former chair of the Illinois Senate Agriculture Committee, Larry Walsh.
You can see the current state of the barn in the picture below. Click it to see the barn painting video that launched Barns for Obama, filmed in Trumbull County.
As a soybean and corn producer himself, Larry Walsh has a farmer’s understanding of agricultural issues. Additionally, Walsh was featured in the video introducton of Senator Obama before he gave his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention last week in Denver and will be touring rural Ohio Thursday and Friday. Details on the event are below:
Larry Walsh attends “Barns for Obama” painting and picnic Thursday, September 4th - 5:30 p.m. Krendl Farm1095 North St. Marys Road (State Rt. 66)Spencerville, OH
“Barns for Obama” is another example Barack's growing support in rural parts of the state. Barack has already visited Lima, Marysville, and Marengo, with stops in New Philadelphia and Dillonvale today. Additionally, the campaign has hired former Assistant Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture Doug O’Brien as Rural Vote Director. Click below to hear a radio interview with Doug on the Buckeye Agricultural Network:
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