Tag: 2008. Iowa 2008
Posted on Sat Dec 08, 2007 at 05:00:16 PM EST
Tags: Barack Obama, 2008. Iowa 2008 (all tags)
Here's a CNN clip of Oprah and Obama.
Oprah Winfrey in Des Moines, Iowa today:
"Over the years, I have voted for as many Republicans as I have Democrats," Winfrey said — one line that didn't draw applause in the partisan crowd. "This isn't about partisanship for me. This is very, very personal. I'm here because of my personal conviction about Barack Obama and what I know he can do for America."
Obama on Oprah:
"You want Oprah as vice president?" he asked the crowd that responded with enthusiastic cheers. "That would be a demotion, you understand that?"
The Obama campaign gave out 23,00 tickets to the event. It said 18,500 people attended.
Obama spoke after Winfrey, and acknowledged that he was under no illusions that the crowd was there to hear him. Indeed, some people left during his speech, although the majority stuck around to hear him.
The New York Times puts attendance at "more than 10,000 screaming admirers." Oprah spoke for 17 minutes and as to why Obama should be President, said: [More...]
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