Barack Obama is taking time out of his busy campaign schedule to go visit the woman who raised him; His maternal grandmother Madelyn Dunham.
Obama was supposed to campaign in Iowa and Minnesota on Thursday and Friday, but has decided to forego those plans because his grandmother's health has taken a turn for the worse in recent weeks. Barack often has described his grandmother as one of the biggest influences in his life.
With two weeks left in the intense battle for the White House, Obama will hold a campaign event in Indianapolis on Thursday and then fly to Hawaii to see his grandmother before returning to campaigning on Saturday, aide Robert Gibbs said.
“Senator Obama’s grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has always been one of the most important people in his life,” Gibbs said in a statement. “Along with his mother and his grandfather, she raised him in Hawaii from the time he was born until the moment he left for college.” In Florida, Obama is encouraging voters to cast their ballots early; there are 27 electoral votes, and it is vital for either candidate in their quest for the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House.
On stage with Obama on Monday, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) pointed to the financial crisis as she urged Florida voters to choose Obama. “Now is the time to close the deal for Barack Obama and close the book on eight years of failed Republican leadership,” she said, linking McCain to President George W. Bush. “Sending the Republicans to clean up the economic mess in Washington is like sending the bull to clean up the china closet.” At a rally outside Kansas City, Mo., McCain jumped on Obama’s running mate, Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, saying that Obama would be tested with an international crisis within six months of becoming president. McCain said, “We don’t want a president who invites testing from the world at a time when our economy is in crisis and Americans are already fighting in two wars.”
I pray that the GOP isn't so callous to use something so important such as this to try to spin it in a negative light. There is nothing negative about taking the time to tend to your loved ones. But, we have all witnessed some horrific acts from that party lately, so it wouldn't be a surprise if they did. Anyways, Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Obama's and their family.
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