Barrack Obama is out to show the show-me state how important
Missouri is to his Presidential hopes. The presidential hopeful kicked off his Change Tour today in historic
Palmyra, then moved on to Holliday before stopping in
Columbia. The way it works is local politicians and Obama supporters travel from small town to small town in an R-V. They get off in these small towns and speak about community issues then answer questions. It’s a lot like the old whistle stop tours that candidates used to conduct via trains.
Roger Wilson, former educator, state senator, lieutenant governor, governor and now a successful businessman who
lives in
Columbia
spoke to about 30 people at The Bradford Research and Extension Care office at the University of Missouri in Columbia along with 18th district State Senator Wes Shoemeyer.
Wilson says Obama's commitment to rural
America shows he is serious about solving the problems facing the country.
Obama's campaign has 23 offices in rural towns across the state- including one in
Columbia, compared to Republican presidential candidate John McCain who said last month that his people would have 12 to 14 full-time staff in 10 offices around Missouri.
