Obama to Las Vegas: 'I hit the jackpot'
PICKING UP SUPPORT: Sen. Barack Obama appears with Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano at a town hall meeting at Del Sol High School in Las Vegas.
The candidate picks up key endorsements and fires up thousands of supporters in a bid to build momentum.
By Maura Reynolds, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
January 12, 2008
"Since I'm in Las Vegas, I'm going to say: I hit the jackpot. My bet is paying off," Obama told thousands of supporters in a high school gymnasium decorated with a homemade banner draped with Christmas lights and reading "Nevada for Change."
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Obama picked up a key Western endorsement Friday from Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, a Democrat who introduced the senator at Del Sol High School, saying her state had much in common with Nevada.
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In a town-hall-style meeting at the school, Obama fielded questions on immigration, healthcare and divesting from Sudan. He also told the capacity crowd of about 2,000 that he opposed the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage facility.
Thousands more supporters lined up outside the school, unable to fit inside. Obama took a few minutes before the event to cheer them.
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-obama12jan12,1,4277153.story?coll=la-politics-campaign&ctrack=1&cset=trueEdit: I copied a corrected misquote in the article, fixed now.