Another poster said he only "gave one speech" well that speech at the convention electrified the country and was one of the plusses of that convention but other than that he was also a candidate for US Senate but he still supported Kerry and other Dems and raised money for them:
With big lead in Illinois, Obama campaigns for other Democrats.
Byline: Gromer Jeffers Jr.
MILWAUKEE _ How far has Barack Obama risen, and how fast?
Pick your measurement: He's a state senator chosen to give a major primetime speech at his party's national convention. He is already touted as a potential president. But perhaps most telling of all: Obama has been imported to Wisconsin from neighboring Illinois to campaign for a two-term U.S. senator _ even though he has not won his own Senate seat yet.
Since his electrifying speech at the Democratic National Convention, Obama built a 45-point lead on conservative Republican Alan Keyes, giving him the leeway to apply his star power to races where Democrats face a much more uphill battle.
"Barack Obama's importance to our party and our effort to recapture the United States Senate simply cannot be overstated," said Brad Woodhouse, a spokesman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. "This guy deserves the gold medal when it comes to the support he's provided to John Kerry, Senate candidates and our party as a whole."
Obama has contributed or helped the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee raise more than $1 million. He has given $262,000 of his own campaign money to Senate candidates in at least 13 states, even helping embattled Minority Leader Tom Daschle in his South Dakota survival match. Last weekend in the Badger State, he sought to help Sen....
http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-7112148_ITM... If You Ain't Got That Swing
Any Voters Still Up For Grabs? The Campaigns Seem To Disagree
NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2004
In Boston, Democratic keynote speaker Barack Obama stressed unity, with phrases like "We coach Little League in the blue states and have gay friends in the red states." The Republican keynoter — Democratic Sen. Zell Miller — lashed out at Kerry, war protesters and flag burners.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/10/12/politics/main648853.shtml Obama extends reach beyond Illinois race
In the 11 weeks since he delivered the keynote in Boston, Obama has traveled to at least 14 states to raise money and appear with fellow Democrats in close races. He has made appearances from Martha's Vineyard to the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., campaigning for a Democratic majority in Congress.
He has raised $1.2 million for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and other Senate candidates. He has donated $225,000 from his own campaign cash to the committee and to state Democratic parties in Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wisconsin, where Democrats are in close Senate races. On Friday, he will be in Los Angeles for a Senate fundraiser that is expected to net $1 million for the national party. The next day, he will visit Colorado to stump for John Kerry and Senate candidate Ken Salazar.
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