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Monday, September 15, 2008
Palin cancels trip to Dayton
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, has canceled this week’s fundraising trips to Dayton and Cincinnati. Palin was to appear at a private fund raiser in Dayton on Wednesday, Sept. 17, and in Cincinnati on Tuesday.
The cancellation is related to Sunday’s wind storm that led to a state of emergency in Montgomery County and Warren Counties.
“Due to the state of emergency, and to avoid a possible diversion of personnel and resources, Gov. Palin’s visits to the Cincinnati and Dayton areas have been postponed to a later date,” said Paul Lindsay, campaign spokesman. “Tomorrow’s rally in the Mahoning Valley will continue as planned.”
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“Trust” boosts McCain in new poll
Ohio likely voters trust Republican John McCain more than they trust Democrat Barack Obama and that may be a reason McCain has a slight lead in a new Ohio presidential poll.
The McCain-Palin ticket led the Obama-Biden ticket 46-42 percent in the Suffolk University poll released on Monday, Sept. 15. The university is located in Boston.
When asked whom they trusted more, 49 percent said McCain, compared to 41 percent for Obama.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, McCain’s running mate, also appeared to help McCain. Asked which of the four candidates was “most like you,” 31 percent said Palin, followed by Obama, 22 percent, McCain, 21 percent and Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, Obama’s running mate, 13 percent.
Also, 38 percent said Palin had been treated harshly by the media, while 23 percent she she had been treated fairly.
The poll was conducted Wednesday, Sept. 10 through Saturday, Sept. 13 with 600 likely voters and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percent.
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Union plans big training conference in Dayton
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) will hold a regional membership mobilization political conference in Dayton on Tuesday, Sept. 16, to train 500 members in key battleground states for a “massive mobilization effort from now until Election Day.”
The states include Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Indiana.
Speakers at the conference’s opening session include former Mississippi Gov. Ray Mabus, UFCW national political campaign director Steven Powell and UFWC international vice-president and director of Region 4 Larry Plumb, the union said in a press release on Monday, Sept. 15.
The UFCW, with 1.3 million members, has endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president and the conference is aimed at “turning out the critical working middle-class vote” for Obama, the release said.
The conference will be at 10 a.m. at the Dayton Convention Center, 22 E. Fifth St. in downtown Dayton.
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Biden heads for northern Ohio
While Republican Sarah Palin has been getting all the headlines, Democrats also have a vice presidential candidate.
That’s Delaware U.S. Sen. Joe Biden who’s coming to Ohio on Wednesday, Sept. 17, and Thursday, Sept. 18 for a two-day campaign bus trip.
Biden’s first stop will be in Maumee, near Toledo, for a rally on Wednesday morning in the 100 block of West Wayne Street, the Obama-Biden campaign announced on Monday, Sept. 15. Doors open at 7:30 a.m.
The event is open to the public, but an RSVP is encouraged at ohio.barackobama.com.
Tickets are required at two other Biden rallies and distribution sites are listed at ohio.barackobama.com.
Biden is to hold a rally in Wooster on Wednesday at the College of Wooster, Kauke Hall, South Lawn. Gates open at 4 p.m.
On Thursday, Biden will be at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton for a rally. Doors open at 8 a.m. for the 9:30 a.m. event.
Biden will have to compete for attention in Ohio with Palin and GOP presidential candidate John McCain.
Palin is scheduled to be at a Canton fundraiser on Monday, a Cincinnati fundraiser on Tuesday, Sept. 16 and a Dayton-area fundraiser on Wednesday.
Also, on Tuesday she and McCain will be at a Youngstown area “Victory 2008 Rally” at Winner Aviation, 1453 Youngstown Kingsville NE in Vienna.
