Obama embraces N.C. before convention
Published: Tue, Aug. 19, 2008 12:30AM
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closeNorth Carolinians will get another chance to see Barack Obama in person tonight before the presumed Democratic presidential candidate heads to Denver to accept the party's nomination next week.
Obama will hold a "town hall" meeting at the Exposition Center on the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh at 6:30 p.m.
THE MESSAGE: The economy in North Carolina is in bad shape, and Obama has a plan to improve things.
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THE BACK STORY: Obama is making a major gamble that he can win in such traditionally Republican-leaning states as North Carolina, Virginia and Georgia. He has invested huge resources into the state, including $2 million in TV ads, 16 campaign offices and an estimated 150 paid organizers.
PAST CAMPAIGN APPEARANCES: This is Obama's second trip to the state since nailing the Democratic nomination. John McCain has been here once, visiting the Rev. Billy Graham.
HOW TO ATTEND: The event is open to the public, but tickets are required. And, if you don't already have them, you're out of luck. The more than 2,000 tickets for the event were gone in two hours Monday.
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