THE HUNT FOR DELEGATES Obama Mines Small, Traditionally Red States

[Little Star]

Source: WashingtonPost.com

By Peter Slevin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, January 29, 2008; Page A09
TOPEKA, Kan. -- More than just a trip to his Kansas roots, Sen. Barack Obama's visit to his grandfather's home town Tuesday is part of a broad and unorthodox strategy to build support in Republican-dominated states.

In Kansas and Idaho, Utah and Alaska, Obama's goal is to win delegates on Feb. 5 and to convince voters that he can compete where Democrats normally cannot.

It was October when Obama's first paid staffers arrived here -- a state that offers just 32 delegates -- three months before Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's earliest organizers. Eighteen Obama workers now cover Kansas, and the Clinton team has three.

Two members of Congress stumped for Obama here last weekend, and Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, who delivered the Democratic response to the State of the Union address Monday night, is widely expected to endorse him.



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[hollowdweller]

1. Hey Obama is picking up on Howies 50 state strategy!

There's a lot of little so called "red" states that can be had if a candidate just goes there and shakes a few hands and lets them know they matter to them.

[Little Star]

2. I agree.