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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Dem Campaign Chatter 10-21-2008

George Wenschhof

Today, Obama is in Lake Worth and Miami, Florida - Biden is in Greeley and Commerce City, Colorado. Michelle Obama is in Pensacola, and Miami, Florida.

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Obama to visit seriously ill Grandmother - He plans to take Thursday and Friday off from the campaign trail to visit his grandmother in Hawaii. Politico.com has more here.

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Bernanke says stimulus bill would be appropriate - Federal reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke when meeting with the House Budget Services committee yesterday, said a stimulus package would be a good idea. The Dow closed up 413.21 to close at 9265.21. CNN.com has more here.

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Senator Hillary Clinton campaigns with Obama in Florida - In Orlando, she urges her supporters to make sure Obama is elected - we can not afford four more years of the same failed policies of the Bush administration. You can read more here.

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Obama battling McCain for North Carolina - not since Jimmy carter and the 1976 election has a Democrat won North Carolina. The latest polls have Obama up by a few percentage points. The NY Times has more here.

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