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Senator Obama Looks for Votes in Scranton

Senator Obama Looks for Votes in Scranton - Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 10:37PM EST

Reported by: Eric Deabill
Sunday, Apr 20, 2008 @ 10:37pm EST
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY - As we head into the home stretch of the Pennsylvania primary, the race for votes continues to heat up. Senator Barack Obama made his fourth trip to our area Sunday night with a campaign stop in Scranton. Unlike his past trips, Senator Obama spent a majority of his time attacking his opponent, Hillary Clinton.

Minutes after taking the stage at the Riverfront Sports Complex, Senator Obama wasted no time in motivating the crowd to come out and vote on Tuesday.

"Scranton, this is our moment. This is our time," Senator Obama said.

After pointing out that manufacturing unemployment in the Scranton-area is at its lowest point in a generation, Senator Obama went on the attack.

"The choice you have in this election is to settle for the same old politics or try something new," Senator Obama said.

Senator Obama says the biggest differences in this race are that he is honest, doesn't pander to special interests and wants to bring real change.

"I am running to put an end to the game playing. I'm not running to tinker around the edges," Obama said.

After shaking hands and taking hundreds of pictures, many voters seem to be swayed.

"He really made a good point why people should vote for him rather than voting for his opponent," Sam Hecht of Plains Township said.

"I thought it was very inspirational. Very hopeful. It was everything I expected it to be. It was awesome," Rosemany Lang-McKeon said.