Obama's campaign chief urges hard work
Associated Press
Barack Obama's campaign manager has told Democratic National Convention delegates they will have to work very hard to beat Sen. John McCain this fall.
David Plouffe (PLUFF) was among the early speakers at the climactic final session of the convention was being gaveled to order Thursday night. It ends with the Illinois senator's widely anticipated acceptance speech.
Plouffe told Democrats that they'll have to "outhustle, outwork, out-think" the Republicans for the next 60 days. More than 75,000 people were crowding into Denver's Invesco Field at Mile High for Obama's historic speech, his first scheduled and official appearance as the party's nominee. He was on the stage briefly at Pepsi Center Wednesday night following Sen. Joe Biden's acceptance speech as the vice presidential nominee.
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2008 Campaign Contributions
mapped by location
| Bank of New York Mellon | $100 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $2,850 |
| Technology & Communications | $5,000 |
| Entertainment | $2,550 |
| Qwest Communications | $500 |
Source: (InsiderAdvantage)
| Barack Obama | 34% |
| John Edwards | 33% |
| Hillary Clinton | 32% |
| Joe Biden | --% |
| Bill Richardson | --% |
