Obama rallies in Alaska draw 2,500

Events emphasized Alaska's voter registration deadline

About 2,500 Alaskans participated in statewide rallies in support of the Obama-Biden ticket Saturday, despite near-freezing temperatures throughout much of the state. The events emphasized today's voter registration deadline.

In downtown Anchorage at the Veteran's Memorial, more than 1,300 Alaskans signed supporter cards for Obama-Biden, with approximately 1,500 in attendance. In addition, about 600 supporters attended a simultaneous rally in Juneau and 400 attended a rally in Fairbanks.

"This was one of the largest grassroots campaign events in Alaska's 50-year history," said Kat Pustay, Alaska State Director, Obama for America. Over 100 residents from the Mat-Su valley, which includes Wasilla and Palmer, traveled to attend at the Anchorage rally.

In addition to a formal speaking program, the rallies incorporated grassroots activities. For example, Alaskans wrote more than 1,700 postcards to residents in Lower 48 "swing states," expressing their support for Barack Obama's policies on the economy, veterans' benefits, women's issues, and more.

"What we saw today was that Alaskans are hungry for trusted leadership that cares about the middle class," Pustay said.

Shelly Morgan, 32, a six-year Alaskan resident and an active volunteer at Barack Obama's Campaign for Change Headquarters, attended the Anchorage rally. "The McCain-Palin ticket is completely out-of-touch with the needs of residents of the Frontier State," she said.

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