By Robert Amaefule
Campaigners for Illinois’ U.S. Sen. Barack Obama said they put in a lot of effort to get a solid speaker for Tuesday’s proceedings, and although State Sen. John Sullivan (D-Rushville) came through, as late as 24 hours beforehand, WIU’s Obama team wasn’t sure he’d be there.
“We didn’t even know that he was coming until yesterday night,” Obama volunteer Jessie Kallman said on Tuesday, “and we’re really happy that he came.
“We felt that he added much leverage and credibility to the message we tried to present,” Kallman added.
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