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.