First lady Michelle Obama plans to drum up support among Democratic voters when she speaks Friday at Lawrence University.
Mrs.
Obama’s visit to Appleton will be an attempt energize the base, grow
the grassroots effort and promote voter registration, according to a
campaign release.
The free event will be held in Alexander Gymnasium on the Lawrence University campus. Doors will open at 1 p.m.
Because
space is limited, tickets are being issued on a first-come, first-serve
basis at three Organizing for America field offices in Appleton, Green
Bay and Oshkosh.
Friday’s
stop in Appleton will mark Mrs. Obama’s first trip to Wisconsin since
August when she visited the families of the Sikh temple shooting near
Milwaukee. The trip will also come less than a week after her husband,
President Barack Obama, made a campaign stop in Milwaukee on Saturday.
Kenneth
Mayer, a political science professor at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, said as long as the President Obama and Mitt Romney
campaigns continue to invest in Wisconsin, it means both sides think the
state is still up for grabs.
USA Today identifies Wisconsin as one of at least 12 swing states that are key to the election’s outcome.
In a Gallup poll released last week, Obama edged the Republican candidate 48 to 46 percent among registered swing-state voters.
Mayer called the first lady an “asset” to the Obama campaign — a person who can reach out to Democratic supporters.
“She’s an important symbol for women,” Mayer said. “She’s a very, very good campaigner.”
Kaukauna
resident Cindy Fallona, an Obama campaign volunteer, thinks Mrs. Obama
will energize local supporters during her Appleton visit.
“I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to have a woman of her stature coming to Appleton,” Fallona said.
The
60-year-old Obama supporter said she had a chance to shake the first
lady’s hand during a luncheon for former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold in 2010
— a moment she “will always treasure.”
Whenever she sees Mrs. Obama speak, the first lady always carries her message forcefully and in a positive manner, Fallona said.
The
Kaukauna resident will not be attending Mrs. Obama’s visit on Friday
due to a family wedding in Maine, but she has no doubt the first lady
will bring words of wisdom to all voters.
“I know that Appleton will give her a warm welcome,” she said.
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