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Obama Pulls Campaign Staff From North Dakota

By Jeralyn

Sen. Barack Obama's campaign has confirmed he is closing up shop in North Dakota.

An Obama spokeswoman, Amy Brundage, confirmed Sunday that the campaign's North Dakota staffers were being sent to Minnesota and Wisconsin, where recent polls have shown a tight race between Obama and Republican John McCain.

McCain has no offices or staffers in the state, which has gone Republican since 1964 when it voted for Lyndon B. Johnson.

Obama's campaign is stressing the benefits of its presence since July to the downticket races: [More...]

"In Minot, these folks have been working seven-day weeks, 12 hours a day, since July," [Obama superdelegate Jim]Maxson said. "They're reaching a point of diminishing return on their efforts. I think this is a wise move for them to relocate, and we'll be fine."

A statement provided by [Obama spokesperson Amy] Brundage said the Obama campaign "always knew it would be an uphill battle," but staffers "built a grassroots movement we are proud of, and an infrastructure that will help candidates up and down the ballot."

The LA Times has more and says Obama is now running a 46 state race, having given up on Georgia, Idaho and Alaska as well.

I think this is a wise idea. I'd like to see Obama put a lot more resources into Ohio and Florida and keep up the pressure in PA and MI.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on September 22, 2008 (boomark / email).