"Obama cautions against cockiness; In N.H., recalls primary stunner" by Brian MacQuarrie, Globe Staff | October 17, 2008
LONDONDERRY, N.H. - Wearing a black jacket and open-neck white shirt, Obama appeared energized by the enthusiastic crowd, some of whom waited for hours in intermittent rain to hear him speak.
If the guy doesn't win, the election will have been stolen. They ain't waiting in the rain for McCain!
Tracey O'Brien, a mother of three from Londonderry, said she did not make up her mind to support Obama until Wednesday's debate, when she heard him speak about the need to fund more services for autistic children. O'Brien said her 11-year-old son has Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism.
"I liked his articulation of the issue. The fact is these children require services that are very expensive," said O'Brien, a registered independent. "When McCain brought it up, he sounded like just another politician."
That's because that is what he is!!!
Another voter swayed by the debate was Sophie Demers of Litchfield, a retired inspector for
Valerie Heacock, a young mother of three from Newport, N.H., carried her 7-year-old son on her back as she trudged to her car after the rally. The 60-pound boy hardly seemed to slow her down as she spoke glowingly of Obama's message.
"He's great," said Heacock, a homemaker who made the 70-mile trip with her husband and two other children, 3 and 1. "My older son's been dying to see him after watching him on TV." --more--"
