It is time for Barack to make a two day trip to ALASKA--and make it the 50 state effort he promised.

[tokenlib]

Being Palin's home state--the coverage will be intense..
Photo ops at the road to nowhere and bridge to nowhere sites...but aside from this ignore Palin and focus on McCain..
A big speech and big rally would be appropriate. Let the people and crowds gather--limit the limited venues...


Give more notice than usual to build up anticipation.. the national media would follow and provide big coverage...With all the coverage perhaps Biden should go too!!
It is the only state he hasn't been to....

[dolo amber]

1. I agree with this 100%

:thumbsup:

[sandnsea]

2. Yep Yep n/t

[nc4bo]

3. This is one backyard he should definitely visit. nt

[Blarch]

4. "A big speech and big rally would be appropriate."

I agree.

[Kdillard]

5. That would be great.

[Joanne98]

6. I agree. He will get huge crowds.

[sunnybrook]

7. I don't see the point

He never visited before. Is he running against Palin? I know there were anti-Palin protests. Do you not think there would be vigourous, LARGE pro-Palin crowds that would meet him at the airport and also get tons of coverage?

[tokenlib]

9. Alaska is the only state he hasn't visited...n/t

[sunnybrook]

12. Right

So how totally political would this look now? Frankly if the campaign wanted to start sending people over there, which I still think would be an incredible waste of time and energy, it would be better to send Biden.

[nc4bo]

14. People are already there. nt

[Hippo_Tron]

26. Last I checked, Obama hasn't come to Tennessee either

[BumRushDaShow]

32. Nor Arkansas or WV

Attempt to get him in WV: http://weirtondailytimes.com/page/content.detail/id/510119.html?nav=5006

[Hippo_Tron]

38. I'd rather he spend time in states that he can actually win

[BumRushDaShow]

40. I think for those, it's more a case of helping the Congressional and down-ticket races. n/t

[nc4bo]

10. It's the only state he's never campaigned in. He mentioned in a TH a while ago

said he'd (paraphrasing) "he'd have to do something about that".

The crowd cheered.

[stillcool]

19. You mean like this?

http://mudflats.wordpress.com/


Never, have I seen anything like it in my 17 and a half years living in Anchorage. The orgainizwers had someone walk the rally with a counter, and they clicked off well over 1400 people (not inlcuding the 90 counter-demonstrators). This was the biggest political rally ever, in the history of the state. I was absolutely stunned. The second most amazing thing is how many people honked and gave the thumbs up as they drove by. And even those that didn't honk looked wide-eyed and awe-struck at the huge crowd that was growing by the minute.


Then, the infamous Eddie Burke showed up. He tried to talk to the media, and was instantly surrounded by a group of 20 people who started shouting O-BA-MA so loud he couldn’t be heard. Then passing cars started honking in a rhythmic pattern of 3, like the Obama chant, while the crowd cheered, hooted and waved their signs high


So, if you’ve been doing the math… Yes. The Alaska Women Reject Palin rally was significantly bigger than Palin’s rally that got all the national media coverage! So take heart, sit back, and enjoy the photo gallery. Feel free to spread the pictures around (links are appreciated) to anyone who needs to know that Sarah Palin most definitely does not speak for all Alaskans. The citizens of Alaska, who know her best, have things to say.

[Blue_In_AK]

25. Yes.

Obama has been polling well here. I'm sure there would be a great turnout. More people turned out here in Anchorage to protest Sarah yesterday than were out to support her. Please read this http://progressivealaska.blogspot.com/2008/09/anchorage-anti-palin-protest-sets.html.

[gblady]

8. great idea....

the comparison to that Palin support rally would be a hoot!

[Hutzpa]

11. You beat me to this

I was just thinking the same thing and was about to post it
when I saw your post.

Its a good idea because that can change a lot of things going
on over there.

[Catshrink]

13. He's not running against Palin, he's running against McSame.

Let's talk issues -- then we've got McSame beaten.

He needs to come to Arizona first. Let Biden go to Alaska. I still think Miss Piggy is a distraction.

[tokenlib]

16. To run a fifty state campaign--you can't just go to forty-nine...n/t

[blondeatlast]

35. It's a fifty state STRATEGY, not campaign. And it comes from the DNC, not

the Obama campaighn.

[tokenlib]

42. Fifty-state strategy.. campaign..whatever..Obama himself admits he has been to forty-nine..

..and has said he intends to hit fifty.. Obama himself does not plan to end up one state short of having touched base in every state.

[blondeatlast]

47. Where did he do that? He hasn't been to Arizona. nt

[blondeatlast]

50. If you can't get the difference between a strategy and a campaign I've no reason to

consider your weak assertion valid.

[quakerboy]

48. 2nd'd. He really should go to AZ

thats a state where we could potentially pull a win. Not likely, but potentially. And It would require a shift in coverage. Obama on the attack, Obama Vs McP, as it should be. And highlight how weak McP is, even with his recent poll bump.

[BlooInBloo]

15. Gawd the most idiotic adivce comes through here.

[flamingdem]

23. Luckily we are the only ones who have to read this DU backseat driving crap

Like Obama could care about DU!

[blondeatlast]

36. Ain't it the truth? And look how many think this use of precious campaign resources id just a dandy

idea.

[Arctic Dave]

17. I would love to see that.

if he could, he should do a Juneau, Anchorage, Fairbanks, Barrow run. And definitely stay the night in Barrow, it is would be an insult to the Native Alaskans if you did night be their guest for the night.

[1corona4u]

18. He really should go there.

If for nothing else, but to ratchet up the tension. :-)

[doc03]

20. That's a great idea. It would also give him

foreign policy credibility, you know you can see Russia from there.:sarcasm:

[sunnybrook]

21. Yes and also

Put some media attention on Palin... she has been practically invisible! Also, give repubs a chance to label him as desperate, running aginst Palin herself, etc...

[doc03]

22. You have a point there n/t

[kiranon]

24. And while there also visit the preserve for the bald eagle. n/t

[samuraiguppy]

27. I would LOVE to

see that! Let's take Alaska! Sweeeeet

[XemaSab]

28. Good idea!

:patriot:

[CampDem]

29. It would be great if he came here

The rally against Palin in Anchorage yesterday shows how fired up people are here. Anchorage has a population of 260,000 and 1,500 people came out even though there was no star attraction. If you multiply our rally by 30 times you get 45,000 protesters for a city of 7,800,000.

This is the biggest rally turnout in Anchorage history, especially considering that there are not any high population cities within a thousand miles.It isn't like people could jump into their car and drive here.

If Obama himself came here I bet he could fill our Sullivan arena at 8,700.

[WhiteTara]

30. That is Great!

It is a 50 state strategy that he's running!

[BumRushDaShow]

31. He hasn't been to Arkansas either this year, although they are supposedly working on it.

http://www.arkansasnews.com/archive/2008/09/14/News/347935.html

[blondeatlast]

33. Dupe. nt

[blondeatlast]

34. Far better to come to Arizona, Mccain's home state. He own't win here,

but the crowds would embarrass the hell out of John McCain and help big time in hot downticket races.

[Major Hogwash]

44. That's a great idea. Make a southwest sweep and then hit California on the way back east.

I like it.

They should make you and me the official schedulers for Obama.

LoL

[blondeatlast]

49. I swear, I can't understand why I'm not a bajingle dollar campaign advisor... LOL! nt

[MarjorieG]

37. He doesn't have the time that tavel, jet lag would cause, now before debates.

Crowd size uncetain in a sparsely populated state, where Juneau and south a distance to travel.

I'm more concerned about the non-stop media line of Sarah the reformer on MSNBC just now, as well as on NBC. How Mccain/they can bring change because he's been there longer. Showing commenters supporting this line.

These repeating infomercials lasting a half hour or longer do more to spread the propoganda than isolated comments on news. CNN produced a valentine to Sarah as compared with their's on Joe.

I can't believe the media still wants this neo-con control, endless wars. They know McCain will have to raise taxes, and they just don't want it to be them. No regulation of any kind.

[graywarrior]

39. Hell yeah!

[ProgressiveEconomist]

41. Huh? Amplify the fading Palin distraction, AND waste time in a non-battleground state?

IMO, Obama needs to find venues in States that are neither Red nor Blue in which to espouse the economic aspirations of American families, and to denounce McCain's run as a third term for Dubya.

IMO, you are proposing that, with only seven weeks to go, Obama waste precious days going off message and off-track.

[anonymous171]

43. Didn't Nixon do that the time he lost?

[Raine]

46. Yes he did because he had promised to visit

all the states so he wasted time with that when he should've done other things. I think this would be repeating the same mistake for Obama to do it.

[SilasSouleII]

45. Agree - Great idea! n/t