Obama's Campaign Desends on London

[illinoisprogressive]

Ed Pilkington, New York
Saturday September 1, 2007
The Guardian

Britain is to get its first taste of the Barack Obama fervour sweeping through the US when his campaign arrives London in October hoping to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars from wealthy Democrats in the capital.

A fundraiser to be held at the Landmark Hotel in central London on October 15 will provide a glimpse of the excitement surrounding the Obama campaign. There will only be one drawback: Mr Obama will not be there in person, he will be represented by his wife, Michelle.

The dinner, announced last night by ABC News, is designed to tap some of the thousands of Democratic-leaning Americans living in Britain. Mr Obama has proved himself to be a master of fundraising - a key to success in the TV advertising-driven US primaries. In six months he has raised more than $58m (£29m), compared with Hillary Clinton's $52m.

Though campaign chiefs are reluctant to let Mr Obama leave the US at a time of intense electioneering across the US, Mrs Obama is seen as a respectable stand-in. She is beginning to develop a presence of her own on the campaign trail that will help to chip away at the advantage Mrs Clinton has in the form of her spouse, the former president.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uselections08/barackobama/story/0,,2160376,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront

[AtomicKitten]

1. fabulous

He's working the world stage.

[jobycom]

2. He's so damn inexperienced he doesn't know they can't vote for him!

:rofl:

Sorry, couldn't resist. Interesting story. Thanks for posting. Try the vegetarian veal.

[Adelante]

3. Of course they can vote for him

Democrats Abroad vote.

[jobycom]

4. Yeah, okay, ruin my joke with bothersome reality.

:P

[Adelante]

5. Sorry about that

:D