Michelle Obama courting voters in Republican territoryby Cindy Ward (ward@wsbt.com)
WSBT Anchor Cindy Ward spoke one-on-one with Michelle Obama. (WSBT photo) FISHERS, Ind. — More evidence Indiana is in play this presidential election year: the Obama campaign focused on the state again Wednesday. This time it was Michelle Obama, right in the heart of Republican territory. Related Content
"My girls are the first thing I think about when I wake up in the morning and the last thing I think about when I go to bed at night," Michelle Obama said. Obama says she knows all about working mothers' issues because she is one. "So for me, policies that support working women and working families aren't just political issues. This is personal." At an economic round table discussion outside of Indianapolis, Obama listened to local women's stories of struggles living without health insurance, sick leave or job security. She told the group her husband gets it. "That's why, as president of the United States, Barack is determined to change Washington. Because we're still at a point in time where Washington does a lot of talking about family values, but now we need policies that actually value families," she said. The fight this year is for working women voters. Recent polls show Republican John McCain up substantially with this group since picking Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. But Obama says when women look at the issues, their choice will be clear. "Barack and Joe Biden have a history of fighting for the issues working women care about," she said. She's not worried about McCain and Palin stealing Obama's message of change. "As we talk more and more about these issues, it's going to become clear that change can't happen if you keep doing the same things over and over again." As for the furor over Barack Obama's using the old saying, "You can put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig," Michelle Obama says she is proud of the race her husband has run: staying focused on the issues. "As Barack said in his convention speech, he is refusing to make a big election about small things. I think he has continuously risen above sort of the typical politics that I think the American people are tired of because we're hurting and I think America's going to be listening differently." From here, Michelle Obama left for another economic round table with women in Cincinnati, Ohio, another key battleground state analysts say Obama has to win. Michelle Obama says her husband will pay for some of his economic plan with money now spent on Iraq. This was Michelle Obama's first trip to Indiana since the May 6th primary, but Barack Obama has been here four times in the past two months. John McCain has been here once since clinching his nomination. Most PopularMore Good Stuff |
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