Obama wave still rising in the state
A few weeks ago, Rhea Marrie was managing a candy shop in downtown Minneapolis. Until now, the 35-year-old St. Louis Park woman said, she's voted only for Republicans.
But Marrie quit her job and was in Eau Claire, Wis., on Monday with a caravan of Minnesotans knocking on doors to get people to vote for Sen. Barack Obama in today's Wisconsin presidential primary. Now that she's unemployed, she plans to be a part of Obama's burgeoning "army" in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Last week, Marrie was among the diverse crowd that gathered at Obama's St. Paul headquarters to carry his impressive Minnesota victory forward. The office provided a taste of the fervor that has marked the Obama campaign, a multiracial and grass-roots collection of workers propelling his once-unlikely candidacy -- and earning admiration from leaders of opposing campaigns.
Even though they can't vote, two students from Mexico phoned Spanish-speaking citizens to encourage them to support Obama, while an older woman solicited votes from senior citizens.
While some wonder whether the enthusiasm can last, others see an exceptional moment in American politics unfolding.
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