Obama courts women voters in Fairfax
The Richmond Times-Dispatch | July 10, 2008
By AMY DOMINELLO
Desma Kelly has never volunteered to help out a candidate running for office. And she hadn’t intended to on Thursday. But after hearing Barack Obama speak at Robinson Secondary School, Kelly is going to pound the pavement for him. “I’m willing to work for his campaign,” she said. Obama’s stop in Northern Virginia was targeted toward women like Kelly. About 2,800 people filled the Fairfax school’s field house to hear the Democratic candidate speak about his plans for improving economic opportunities for women and balancing the demands of work and family.
