Published: Sat, 13 Sep 2008
Description: (Prat Thakkar, NECN: Manchester, NH) - On the road to the White House, Barack Obama scaled down campaign events on Saturday because of the hurricane. He canceled a planned appearance on Saturday Night Live and he appeared on Saturday morning in...
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" On the road to the White House Barack Obama scaled down campaign events today because of the hurricane. He canceled a planned appearance on Saturday Night Live. And here this morning at a rally in Manchester, New Hampshire without running mate Joe Biden and -- is -- joins us from Manchester, New Hampshire now with more Pratt."
" Good afternoon -- indeed Senator Obama opening his speech to the crowd here by mentioning those who might have suffered because of the hurricane -- might have lost their homes telling the crowd. To keep the victims of hurricane like in mind and to volunteer if necessary. He then went on to focus on several issues education. The economy health care. Energy policy at different tone from the Obama campaign than what we have heard in the past several days. No longer mentioning a direct attacks saying only simply that. -- McCain -- it will not debate that Biden Obama ticket on issues because they don't have any new ideas."
" When they're gonna spend the next seven -- doing is trying to stretch. And talk about pigs they're gonna talk. Talk about remnants of the trying to -- The trust. And while the Democrats intend to build a minute that's yeah. Eleven election while they're very good warriors are donated eight years ago."
" And so you what you heard senate amid Obama I'd do here is go back to the basics of his campaign start to talk about change again in light of different issues trying to draw up contrast. Between his campaign and senator McCain's campaign. Trying to define what change means from his perspective on each of those issues and you also saw him go back to the grassroots he set to the public key there. They have the lobbyists. But I have you I spoke with some Obama supporters here who said. This is what they wanted to hear yes they want to see him push back a little bit but they want him to go back to the issues because they believe. That's where his strength lies and that's what he can win this campaign on Christine."
" Hi pat back to reporting from Manchester thank you."