Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Parkesburg Yesterday
Here's a video of candidate Barack Obama's whistle (almost) stop in Parkesburg during the Pennsylvania Primary in May of 2008.
Following his visit to Parkesburg, Obama went on to lose the Pennsylvania primary to Hillary Clinton.
In the end however, he captured the Democratic nomination at that party's August convention in Denver and eventually the Presidency in November's general election, winning convincing majorities in Parkesburg, Chester County and Pennsylvania in the process.
The next presidential election in 2012 promises to be a spirited debate between the now President Obama and his yet-to-be-determined worthy Republican opponent.
Lets hope both candidates find their way to our town during the campaign and maybe, just maybe, find a few minutes on their busy schedules to actually stop and speak to their Parkesburg friends and supporters.
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That last bit, "That's a big yard to mow" is in reference to the funeral home's back yard. He was speaking to Sue Wilde : ) She has a picture of Obama, from the back yard of the funeral home, hanging on her frig.
Caleb, thanks for adding the new perspective. I wondered who it was Obama was speaking to. Do you think Sue would let us post her picture of Obama's near-stop on Parkesburg Today?
I think the physical photo that hangs on her frig is printed from the digital one contained in her PC ... so I'm sure it would be easy to send and edit.
I believe he lost Chester County.
Obama won Chester County by 6 points in 2008, 54% to Senator McCain's 48%. You can look it up here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania,_2008
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