2008 Woodie Awards
Barack Obama office opens in downtown Muncie
About 30 people attend event; location creates buzz in city
Peter Gaunt
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Five other locations opened across the state on Saturday. The other offices are located in Evansville, Fishers, Fort Wayne, South Bend and Lafayette. A sixth location is set to open in Bloomington today.
In a large, walls-unfinished, crowded room of about 30 people with more and more people pouring in, the new Democratic office was flourishing with all kinds of supporters. Excited about the new location, a buzz of conversations could be heard among tables of bumper stickers, pins and other items in support of the Democratic presidential candidate.
Mark Findling, a volunteer for the new office, said he was excited that since the primaries in May, the Obama office location in the Village had closed, and now a new location was available for supporters.
"It's encouraging to see that the National Democratic Party wants to come to Indiana again," Findling said. "Change is finally back, in a blue state."
With Indiana normally being a red, or a primarily conservative state, it's a change that many are welcoming.
"Just that fact that it's here, says something about that people really want to see something different," Findling said.
With the upcoming election only four months away there is still much campaigning to do. And by the turn out of people for this new office, it doesn't look like there will be any shortage of support by the local community.
"It's wonderful," Muncie resident Judith Roepke said. "It's pretty accessible because it's fairly central, which I think is wonderful."
"I just hope it brings the college students into the community," Muncie resident Beth Quarles said. "I just think that it's going to be a really good match for the community and for the university."
And many young supporters were there for just that purpose. A mix of young and old alike came out to show their patronage for Obama.
With 20 offices planned to be opened in Indiana, backing support for the presidential hopeful can already be seen on a local scale.
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PacificGatePost
posted 7/14/08 @ 7:55 PM EST
OBAMA WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY MEETING EXPECTATIONS, EVEN HIS OWN ---
Obama's impossible road ahead:
http://pacificgatepost.blogspot.com/2008/07/why-obama-will-win-but-cant-deliver. (Continued…)
BSU
posted 7/14/08 @ 11:33 PM EST
I just love the fact that Obama will not win Indiana--along with the country as well--in November. Then perhaps his many Kool-Aid drinkers will all be silenced for good. (Continued…)
BSU 2008
posted 7/15/08 @ 3:53 AM EST
Republicans are shakin' in their boots! Obama and the Democratic Party will dominate in 2008!
Americans will never vote for 75-year-old-forgetful-checkoslovakia confusing-bitter-cursing-viagra hating-McSame!!!
Jason
posted 7/15/08 @ 6:28 AM EST
So your saying America will vote for an inexperienced (145 day Senator) Islamic Kenyan?
Thomas Miller
posted 7/15/08 @ 5:04 PM EST
Was Indiana the 56th or 57th state Obama visted?
Jason
posted 7/15/08 @ 6:39 PM EST
Do a little research and you can trace Obama's ancestry (Father: Barack Hussein Obama Sr.) to Kenya. His father is also a Muslim. I appologize, I should have put Muslim in my last post rather than Islamic. (Continued…)
MikeS
posted 7/16/08 @ 4:13 PM EST
Coming up through Chicago politics doesn't exactly spell not corrupt to me.
I lost all respect for this man when I heard his stance on NAFTA. While talking about how this needed to be renegotiated and implying he was going to Change something, concerned Canadians asked what he would do. (Continued…)
Jason
posted 7/16/08 @ 6:48 PM EST
Courtney,
I never said it was a negative to be a Muslim or be from Kenya for that matter. One of the greatest freedoms we have is the freedom of religion. (Continued…)
Jason
posted 7/17/08 @ 8:25 PM EST
It's interesting that only one person had anything to say about his experience and no one tried to defend his meaning of "change". I could care less what religion his is or any of our other elected officials. (Continued…)
jplescher
posted 7/18/08 @ 1:20 AM EST
Jason:
How dumb do you think people are? Scratch that the masses are REALLY dumb. Want proof? W was a 2 term pres. HOW you ask? Rigging Florida for one and then again 4 yrs later in Ohio. (Continued…)
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