http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/06/01/thousands_volunteer_for_candidate_obama_in_nevada/RENO, Nevada (Reuters) - In Nevada, a state of mostly desert, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is quickly nurturing a grass-roots campaign, with a rally on Thursday showing such efforts are generating enthusiasm
More than 3,500 people filled a Reno park to hear the 45-year-old senator from Illinois. At a press conference after the rally, he talked about the importance of attracting ordinary voters back into the political process.
"My campaign is bringing in new people. It is galvanizing people," Obama said.
One of those people is Barb Mucutt, 53, of Reno who has been on board for two months, working in the first campaign of her life.
"This is the first candidate in a long time I actually want to vote for," she said as she helped with crowd control. "It's my gut instinct that he cares about the welfare of the American citizens."
Nevada has taken on greater importance in the 2008 presidential race than in past years as it is holding its Democratic Caucus in January, sandwiched between the Iowa and New Hampshire races -- the traditional start of the race.
The Reno audience, with a mix of men and women, ages and ethnicities, were enthusiastic with Obama's vision for universal health care by the end of his first term, changes in education and bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq.
Helping spread the word is his army of volunteers. More than 5,000 have signed up in Nevada to try to make Obama the Democratic candidate for president in the November 2008 election
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