The Hottest Tickets in Town. Obama comes to Brooklyn

[illinoisprogressive]

Earlier in the presidential campaign of Barack Obama, his people believed that New York was a write-off; they felt that Hilary Rodham-Clinton was a lock to win most if not all the convention delegates coming out of New York. To the shrewd political analyst this observation probably made a lot of sense, but sometimes politics defy common sense, and at other times common sense defies conventional political thinking. What is shaping in Brooklyn is a case in point.

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On Wednesday, 22nd August, 2007, Barack Obama comes to the Brooklyn Marriott for a $25 per person grassroots fundraiser. Tickets are now selling like crack was during the nineteen-eighties. Tickets for this event are the hottest tickets in town right now.

My information is suggesting that there are at least half a dozen Obama groups operating in the NYC area, and it appears that they are vibrant and determined groups of relatively young people of all races and ethnicities. Obama has surely pulled diverse peoples together. Whenever I speak to members on the phone or in person, I get the sense that they are driven. They are passionate about their candidate and genuinely concerned about the political future of this country. The common denominator is that they are relatively new to politics.

http://www.r8ny.com/blog/rock_hackshaw/the_hottest_tickets_in_brooklyn_right_now.html

[Colobo]

1. GOBAMA!!!

[Frustratedlady]

2. I think Obama's ability to draw in the young people is his best point.

We need for them to get involved and turn this next election around. I truly believe they can do it. We need to move away from the old machines that are corrupt and get control of this country, once again. It is their future and they have the most to gain.

[ariesgem]

3. My mother is a big supporter.

She's in New York visiting family and will be heading back to L.A. on Thurs. I hope it's not too late for her to get a ticket. I'm going to give her a call.


Thanks for posting! :hi:

[snowbear]

4. Awesome! ...You can tell DU doesn't like to recommend Obama threads for some reason..

I gave this its 3rd recommendation, but dayum guys.. two more?