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Mr. Smith is a Systems Architect for Wells Fargo and Communications Director for the Polk County Republican Party. He has experience in radio broadcasting and music and is a co-founding member of Valley Evangelical Free Church in West Des Moines, Iowa. Art is the Publisher and an Editor of The Conservative Reader, The Conservative Reader: Iowa and Editor of Blog Net News Iowa. He occasionally appears at BitsBlog. Art's views are purely his own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Wells Fargo, Polk County Republicans or Valley Evangelical Free Church.

Obama Cancels Iowa Trip

By Art Smith.  Posted Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008 at 5:00 pm  
Filed Under: 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Iowa

From KCCI-TV’s Web Site:

DES MOINES, Iowa — Presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama is canceling a scheduled trip to Cedar Rapids.

Obama had planned to hold an economic forum on Wednesday morning. The stop was part of a two-week economic tour.

Obama’s campaign said the visit is being canceled so that no resources are diverted from flood relief efforts throughout the state.

Obama’s campaign said it spoke to members of Gov. Chet Culver’s staff before making the decision to cancel the event.

It will be interesting to see how this one plays out.  A good follow-up might be “Obama is considering a visit to flooded areas of Iowa”.  A good opportunity to start connecting emotionally with the community like Bill Clinton did in 1993.

Nah.

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