http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20081029/NEWS09/810290373/1056/Obama will be at public rally at 11:30 a.m. in Des Moines' Western Gateway Park between 12th and 13th streets and Grand Avenue and Locust Street. He had planned to return to Iowa last week, but left the campaign trail to visit his ailing grandmother in Hawaii.
The swing state's seven electoral votes went to Republican President Bush by a margin of just 10,000 votes in 2004. Obama's campaign has expressed confidence in its Iowa organization, largely the product of an intense battle for the leadoff nominating caucuses in January. Obama has 50 offices in the state and roughly 120 paid campaign staff, compared with 16 offices for McCain and about a quarter of the paid staff. Obama aides say they also have 6,000 volunteers, part of the network of first-time caucusgoers that helped him earn his caucus victory early in the year.
Tickets are not required for Friday's event, but those who wish to attend are encouraged to RSVP at
http://iowa.barackobama.com.
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