Obama: Oprah interested in campaigning in South Carolina

[DeepModem Mom]

CNN: September 13, 2007
Obama: Oprah interested in campaigning


Obama said Thursday Oprah may stump for him on the trail.

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (CNN) — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said in a TV interview here Thursday that having Oprah Winfrey in South Carolina "would be a lot of fun for everyone," and added the popular television host has expressed interest in hitting the stump. In the interview with South Carolina's ETV, Obama also called Oprah and and his wife Michelle "two powerhouse women."

Oprah is supporting Obama's presidential bid, and hosted a lavish fundraiser for the senator from Illinois at her estate in Montecito, California, last weekend.

Asked if Oprah would come stump for him in this crucial early primary state, Obama said: "I can't make promises, but I know that she has expressed an interest in South Carolina and maybe we can pull that … Certainly it would be a lot of fun for everyone." Obama did the interview by phone from Iowa.

Why would Oprah's presence here matter? Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton are battling to win over African-American women voters in this state, and a new poll from ETV and Winthrop University that will be released tonight shows Obama and Clinton dead even among African-American women.

"The real tipping point in the Democratic primary election may be undecided African-American female voters - there are many more African-American female undecideds than males," Winthrop University political scientist Scott Huffmon said in a news release.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/09/13/obama-oprah-interested-in-campaigning/

[AtomicKitten]

1. That would be amazing.

Really spectacular. I just might have to reconsider being po'd at her for pimping for Schwarzenegger.

[Silence Dogood]

4. I won't forget. Oprah has zero credibility with me.

[bigdarryl]

6. I bet you wouldn't be saying this if she was stumping for Hillary in SC

[Colobo]

9. LOL! Exactly.

[BeyondGeography]

2. That would be very strong

:thumbsup:

[Ethelk2044]

3. She would do well in SC

It has a large AA community. They would be willing to listen to them and it would increase his support in the AA community there.

[Colobo]

5. Oprah is doing the right thing.

[FrenchieCat]

7. I was pissed at Ophra for having Arnold on her show......

but the more I think about it, that Grey Davis was a smuck....and Arnold, although bad, ain't as bad as some other Puke could have been.

So although I wont' forget, her boldness of the kind of support she is providing for Obama does win points with me.

[illinoisprogressive]

8. Oprah stumps in SC and the ladies will listen.

[Colobo]

10. I hope they do!