After the Clinton event, we raced up Interstate 93 from Nashua to Plymouth, a small community about halfway up the state. There we found about 200 Granite Staters packed into the Obama campaign office waiting for Michelle Obama ’85. The event was originally scheduled as a “house party,” but unexpected interest in the event required a change in venue.
Obama spoke to supporters in the crowded basement for nearly an hour, and her comments covered a wide array of issues. She said we live in a “cynical and fearful world” and that she wanted to help create a world of hope and change for her daughters and all other young people in the country. She spoke of her own childhood, the hard work and sacrifice of her parents and how all Americans must be willing to sacrifice for one another and the country. She cautioned that, while an Obama presidency would bring change, America must understand that change is painful and takes effort, involvement and sacrifice on the part of every individual.
Afterwards Obama worked the room for almost half an hour, was thrilled to hear that a couple of 'Prince' reporters made the trip up to New Hampshire and made sure that her beloved Pyne and Patton Halls were still standing tall back on campus.
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