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Obama visit confirmed
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will be in Atlanta on July 7 raising money, his campaign confirmed Saturday.
It will be Obama’s first visit to the state since securing the nomination earlier this month. It is the first visit to the state by either Obama or John McCain since March, when McCain visited shortly after wrapping up the GOP nomination.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution obtained a copy of the invitation to the long-rumored Obama event. A trip here by Obama has been the topic of much speculation for several weeks but the campaign had until Saturday not been willing to confirm details.
According to the invitation, the event will begins at 6 p.m. at 103 West, on West Paces Ferry Road in Atlanta. Tickets ain’t cheap: $2,300 per person for the general reception and $10,000 for a VIP reception and photo line.
You can see the invitation after the jump.
Co-chairs for the event, according to the invitation, are: Pinney Allen and Buddy Miller, Donna and Michael Coles, Barb and Kirk Dornbush, Norrene and Eugene Duffy, Daniel Halpern, Steve Leeds, Karol Mason, Marianne Spraggins and Chris Womack, and co-hosts are Cathy Hampton, Michelle and Kenneth Taylor and Rodney Strong.
The event itself is a joint fund raiser for Obama’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee. The first $2,300 of any contribution will go to Obama’s primary campaign account, which must fund his campaign until the convention in late August. The next $2,300 from the same individual will go to his general election account and up to an additional $28,500 will go to the DNC.
— Aaron Gould Sheinin
Jim Galloway is on vacation. If you’ve got news, pop an e-mail to our political team: editor Susan Abramson at sabramson@ajc.com; staffers Aaron Sheinin at asheinin@ajc.com; James Salzer at jsalzer@ajc.com; Ben Smith at bsmith@ajc.com; and Jim Tharpe at jtharpe@ajc.com.*
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Obama staffer rallies Rockdale
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
If you needed another example that Barack Obama’s campaign believes Georgia can be in play in November, one was given Saturday in Conyers.
Jeff Ingram, regional field director for three Metro Atlanta counties, told nearly 100 Rockdale County Democrats that the Democratic presidential hopeful will work to organize, register and turn out voters here. And not just because it’s good for Obama.
“Turning out the vote for Barack Obama turns out the vote for candidates up and down the ballot,” said Ingram, who leads field efforts for Obama in Rockdale, DeKalb and north Fulton counties.
But, no, Ingram offered no clues or hints of that rumored July 7 visit to Atlanta from Obama himself.
— Aaron Gould Sheinin
Jim Galloway is on vacation. If you’ve got news, pop an e-mail to our political team: editor Susan Abramson at sabramson@ajc.com; staffers Aaron Sheinin at asheinin@ajc.com; James Salzer at jsalzer@ajc.com; Ben Smith at bsmith@ajc.com; and Jim Tharpe at jtharpe@ajc.com.
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Isakson to speak for McCain
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
If you’re out and about today and are both hungry and interested, then you might want to head over to the Fulton County GOP’s barbecue for Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
McCain himself won’t be there, but Georgia U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson will be. Isakson will be speaking on McCain’s behalf.
The event starts at 11 a.m. and Isakson is expected to speak at 12:15. It’s at the Roswell Area Park, 10495 Woodstock Road in Roswell.
McCain spokeswoman Gisele Roget says Isakson, whose support in the primary was key for McCain, “is a strong social conservative and his support of Sen. McCain is testament to Sen. Isakson’s firm belief in Sen. McCain’s commitment to traditional values.”
— Aaron Gould Sheinin
Jim Galloway is on vacation. If you’ve got news, pop an e-mail to our political team: editor Susan Abramson at sabramson@ajc.com; staffers Aaron Sheinin at asheinin@ajc.com; James Salzer at jsalzer@ajc.com; Ben Smith at bsmith@ajc.com; and Jim Tharpe at jtharpe@ajc.com.
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