WSJ: Obama starts from scratch in Michigan
11:13 AM
With three Michigan stops planned for Wednesday (the Chrysler plant in Sterling Heights, a community college in Warren and a rally in Grand Rapids), Barack Obama is, in the words of the Wall Street Journal, starting "from scratch" at building a campaign organization.
Here's how the article starts:
Barack Obama unofficially kicks off his campaign against John McCain Wednesday in Michigan, a state the Democrats have barely held onto in recent years and where they start at a big disadvantage.
Because Sen. Obama, who appears close to wrapping up the Democratic nomination, didn't compete in the Michigan primary, he needs to build from scratch the kind of political operation he has been assembling for months in other states. He also faces a state party that is sharply polarized, behind schedule and hamstrung by an ill-timed lawsuit.
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