Patrick to stump for Obama in three key states
December 26, 2007
BOSTON—Gov. Deval Patrick reportedly plans to make visits to three early presidential voting states on behalf of Democrat Barack Obama.
more stories like thisPatrick's political committee tells the Boston Herald that the governor will deliver speeches in the coming days in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. The exact dates were not immediately known.
The Iowa caucuses are scheduled for January 3. New Hampshire holds its first-in-the-nation primary January 8 and South Carolina Democrats vote on January 26.
Patrick announced his endorsement of Obama in October, saying the Illinois senator represents a new generation of leadership.
Patrick and Obama share Chicago roots and both were black student leaders at Harvard Law School.
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