17,000 Greet Obama in Hartford at the XL Center (WE CANT WAIT!)

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About 17,000 greet Obama in Hartford tonight
by John McCormick

HARTFORD, Conn. – On the eve of the single biggest day of voting in presidential primary history, Sen. Barack Obama pressed for a sense of urgency and the audience of about 17,000 here forcefully responded. "We can't wait. We can't wait," the crowd chanted, following a section of his speech where Obama repeatedly says "we cannot wait" when it comes to a series of policy changes he wants the nation to make.

It was Obama's second stop on a three-state tour Monday that has taken him from New Jersey to Connecticut and on to Massachusetts tonight, as he campaigns with Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts. With his image projected on a giant scoreboard above him at the XL Center here, Obama was fired up again this evening amid the boisterous crowd.
One man called out that he wanted a raise, and Obama said he would do his best. "I can't give you a raise right now," Obama said. "But I'll work on it, once I'm president."


Although former presidential candidate Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut was not here, Obama reached out to him with praise to make sure the local audience knew there were no hard feelings. "I want to thank my dear friend Chris Dodd, who ran an outstanding campaign," he said.

Obama repeated one of his favorite lines as he sought to alleviate any concerns that he is not tough enough to take on a Republican in the general election. "I try to explain to people. I may be skinny, but I'm tough," he said. "I'm from Chicago and we know how to play politics."


Posted by John McCormick on February 4, 2008 7:25 PM | http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2008/02/about_17000_greet_barack_obama.html

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