Half Of Audience Leaves Obama Event Early
The AP reports from Las Vegas, Nevada:
Asked Thursday if he believed the country was heading into a recession, Obama called the housing slump "a big problem" and painted a grim picture in the near future for the housing and development industry. He said he believed the country could "fill that gap" by investing in infrastructure.
The comments were missed by many who came to the event. Nearly half the audience left during the question-and-answer period, about an hour into the rally. Casino and hotel workers on the evening shift had to get to work, the campaign said.
The senator spent most of his time delivering his latest stump speech, an anti-Washington critique that rails against special interests and elitist politicians from both parties.
"It's going to take more than just a change of the political party in the White House to truly change this country around," he told a group.
Obama's remarks appeared aimed at his top Democratic rival New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Stumbling on phrasing and still reading from notes, Obama traced special interest influence in Washington back before the current Republican administration to the White House of Clinton's husband, Bill Clinton.
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AP | September 7, 2007 09:53 AM