UPDATED: McCain to be in KC while Obama tooling through state
Missouri will be hosting both presidential candidates on Wednesday.
Republican presumptive presidential nominee John McCain is slated to be in Kansas City for a fundraising event Wednesday night, his campaign says. No public events are scheduled.
According to the candidate’s Web site, the Kansas City event is at the Hyatt Exhibit Hall.It begins with a 5:30 p.m. “Leadership Roundtable” for couples who paid $25,000, followed by a 6 p.m. “Host Committee Reception” for couples paying $10,000 each.
The general reception ($1,000-2,300 apiece) begins at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday also is the day when Democratic rival Barack Obama, who the McCain campaign has sarcastically dubbed “The One,” also will be traveling around the southern part of the state.
Obama’s day begins with a 10 a.m. town hall in Springfield, Mo., at Glendale High School, 2727 S Ingram Mill Rd.
At 3 p.m., he holds another town hall in Rolla, Mo. in the Student Recreation Center at the University of Missouri of Science and Technology, 705 West 10th Street.
Obama’s day ends with a 6 p.m. barbecue at Union City Park in Union.
All of the Obama events are open to the public, but free tickets are required. They can be obtained at the local Obama offices in those communities, from 5-9 p.m. Tuesday.
I’m hoping to be able to get a ticket to see Obama in Union tomorrow. I can’t imagine he won’t draw a crowd (relatively speaking) from supporters as well as from the curious.
One can only imagine the “{curious” down in marry-your-cousin country. “Look, Ma, a Knee-grow. I thot we kilt them off years ago.”
Hey, WarFog - I can’t speak for Union or Rolla, but Springfield has over 150,000 inside the city limits and over 400,000 in the metro area! Tickets sold out in record time for Obama’s event. I don’t think anybody will be saying “Knee-grow” around here tomorrow.
Wonder if the University of Missouri for Science & Technology SOLAR MINER VI race car has returned to Rolla from Calgary in time to make an appearance at the town hall meeting?
It might be a good reminder that new technology solutions are important in this election year.