THE CLINTON CAMPAIGN EVENTS WILL PARTIALLY FILL A VOID FOR OBAMA, WHO HAS TAKEN HIMSELF OFF THE ROAD TEMPORARILY TO DEAL WITH SUPERSTORM SANDY. CLINTON’S ITINERARY WILL ALSO TAKE HIM TO COLORADO, OHIO, VIRGINIA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE.
MINNESOTA HAS BEEN GETTING INCREASING ATTENTION AS BOTH OBAMA AND REPUBLICAN CHALLENGER MITT ROMNEY LAUNCH LATE TV COMMERCIALS. BUT OBAMA IS STILL FAVORED TO COLLECT THE 10 ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES. CLINTON IS SCHEDULED TO HOLD TWO RALLIES IN MINNESOTA TUESDAY — AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA’S MCNAMARA ALUMNI CENTER IN MINNEAPOLIS, FOLLOWED BY A RALLY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH’S KIRBY STUDENT CENTER.
MEANWHILE, MICHELLE OBAMA SAYS THE NEXT FOUR YEARS ARE ON THE LINE IN THE NEXT EIGHT DAYS AND THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE COULD COME DOWN TO A FEW KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES, INCLUDING IOWA. THE FIRST LADY RETURNED TO IOWA ON MONDAY WITH STOPS IN IOWA CITY AND SIOUX CITY.
AT A RALLY IN IOWA CITY, SHE SAID ALL THE PROGRESS IS AT STAKE. SHE TOUTED HER HUSBAND’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS, INCLUDING HEALTH CARE REFORM, ENDING THE WAR IN IRAQ, TAKING OUT OSAMA BIN LADEN AND MAKING SURE VETERANS GET THE BENEFITS THEY EARN. SHE SAYS PRESIDENT BARAK OBAMA IS COMMITTED TO HELPING OTHERS AND THAT’S WHY HE WANTS ANOTHER FOUR YEARS. SHE SAYS HE’S MAKING “REAL AND MEANINGFUL CHANGE,” BUT HE IS “NOWHERE NEAR SATISFIED, THERE ARE TOO MANY STILL HURTING.”
