Oprah, Obama take it on the road
L.A. Times | December 08, 2007
By Robin Abcarian and Louise Roug
"Oprah and the Obamas." It sounds like a musical act, and there is indeed something of a rock-concert quality to Oprah Winfrey's three-state swing this weekend with Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle.
The Obama campaign is preparing for an outpouring of tens of thousands of supporters - and, more important, potential supporters - in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, the crucial early states where Winfrey will attempt to scatter some of her stardust.
...In South Carolina and Iowa, Obama has recently edged into first place, according to some polls -- including among female voters. TV talk-show host Winfrey, whose embrace of Obama marked her first endorsement of a presidential candidate, has an overwhelmingly female fan base.
