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Mon Sep-22-08 08:04 AM
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Obama Camp Moving Out of North Dakota

Obama campaign staff pulling out of ND

By DALE WETZEL Associated Press Writer

The Associated Press - Monday, September 22, 2008

BISMARCK, N.D.

Barack Obama, who has deployed more than 50 staffers in North Dakota in an attempt to become the first Democratic presidential candidate to carry the state since 1964, is pulling out.

An Obama spokeswoman, Amy Brundage, confirmed Sunday that the campaign's 11 North Dakota offices are being shut and its staffers dispatched to Minnesota and Wisconsin, where recent polls have shown a tight race between Obama and Republican John McCain.

She declined to say how many campaign workers were being shifted, but other Democratic activists put the number at more than 50.

McCain's campaign has no paid staff or offices in North Dakota. Last Thursday, the network of offices was used for a "Women for Obama Statewide Phone Bank Night" for supporters to call undecided women voters.

Obama has also run television advertising in North Dakota, which is unusual for a Democratic presidential candidate.

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http://www.in-forum.com/ap/index.cfm?page=view&id=D93BFHI00

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Phoonzang

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Mon Sep-22-08 08:07 AM
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1. Smart move. ND is a lost cause.

Probably was from the beginning.

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nradisic

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Mon Sep-22-08 08:08 AM
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2. North Dakota is beyond help...

Who cares? Forget about North Dakota and the fifteen people who live there. Next...

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Mon Sep-22-08 08:11 AM
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4. You're 100% Right But It Is Sad For The Democrats Who Live There

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tekisui

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Mon Sep-22-08 08:10 AM
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3. 3 hard to get EVs or secure the 20EVs in MN and WI. Obama is

showing adaptability. He also recently moved some GA staffers into NC. They are being flexible enough to win this!

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gasperc

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Mon Sep-22-08 08:12 AM
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5. good investment, will pay dividends in later years

we move forward. Hopefully the work they did in ND will push Obama into the high 40's and make it winnable in 2012.

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Peacetrain

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Mon Sep-22-08 08:19 AM
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6. Excellent point so many miss. Senator Obama is also laying seed for the next election

Edited on Mon Sep-22-08 08:20 AM by peacetrain

He has a vision, for all democrats, and again we can thank Dean for being the original visionary, and Obama being the one who could really implement it. Democrats are no longer going to cede whole pieces of the United States to the republicans.

We are going to grow our way out of this mess more ways than one.

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zulchzulu

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Mon Sep-22-08 08:21 AM
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7. McCain can have North Dakota ferchrisssakes

3 pissant electoral votes to try to change the mind of redneck knuckleheads who continue to vote against their interest...

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AllentownJake

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Mon Sep-22-08 08:26 AM
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8. Smart Move

Start out with a big map than move resources to protect your states and take on places where you hit pay dirt. Kerry's campaign was dumb in only focusing on Florida and Ohio as possibilities. Make a big map early than focus late on where you are having success.

The campaign also now has 50 professional experienced rural organizers that can work in PA, IN, CO, WI, and MI.

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