As part of Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama's six-day "Road to Change" bus tour across Pennsylvania, Obama spoke at Penn State University on Sunday, March 30, 2008.
Campus organizers reported that the stop is the result of a massive registration push by Penn State Students for Barack Obama, which registered 7,000 Penn State students in less than a month in anticipation of the April 22nd Pennsylvania primary. An estimated 5,400 of those students registered as Democrats.
Fast Facts:
- Location: Old Main Lawn, University Park Campus, Penn State
- Time: March 30, 2008 at 1:30 PM (Gates open at 11:30 AM)
- Approximately 20,000-22,000 attendees
- Event is free and open to the public
- Admittance will be on a first-come, first-served basis
- Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey endorsed Obama for president on Friday, March 28, 2008
- Pennsylvania Primary: April 22, 2008, 158 delegates at stake
Quotes:
"It's everything we could have ever dreamed of, and now it's cool to see our candidate come out and make sure everybody's heard. I really believe in his message and his candidacy so just to have him here is quite an honor." - Michael Stewart, president of Penn State Students for Barack Obama
