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Video related to this article is available below.Issue date: 3/18/08 Section: News
Candidates just can't stay away from Phila.
Region seeing barrage of campaign stops during month before primary
Colin Kavanaugh
In addition to official campaign events, Penn political groups are trying to register voters as quickly as possible before the March 24 deadline.
The Penn Democrats endorsed Obama just before spring break began. Now, the group plans to focus on voter registration and conversion, as Independents are not allowed to vote in the state's Republican and Democratic primaries.
After March 24, however, the Penn Dems will turn to "voter education" and help promote Obama in the area, said College sophomore Mukul Sharma, the group's vice president.
Sharma also said the group plans on campaigning in Bucks County, though a final decision has not yet been made.
Penn for Hillary spokeswoman Julie Siegel, a College junior, said they will be registering voters, and will go "door-to-door" for Clinton over the next month.
Despite the Penn Dems' Obama endorsement, Siegel said Penn for Hillary will "make sure students know we're on campus, and that there's a large group [at Penn] who want to vote for Hillary."
Arizona Sen. John McCain has already garnered enough delegates to be the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, though he did campaign in Philadelphia last Thursday. He will officially become the nominee at the party convention in late summer.
The Penn Democrats endorsed Obama just before spring break began. Now, the group plans to focus on voter registration and conversion, as Independents are not allowed to vote in the state's Republican and Democratic primaries.
After March 24, however, the Penn Dems will turn to "voter education" and help promote Obama in the area, said College sophomore Mukul Sharma, the group's vice president.
Sharma also said the group plans on campaigning in Bucks County, though a final decision has not yet been made.
Penn for Hillary spokeswoman Julie Siegel, a College junior, said they will be registering voters, and will go "door-to-door" for Clinton over the next month.
Despite the Penn Dems' Obama endorsement, Siegel said Penn for Hillary will "make sure students know we're on campus, and that there's a large group [at Penn] who want to vote for Hillary."
Arizona Sen. John McCain has already garnered enough delegates to be the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, though he did campaign in Philadelphia last Thursday. He will officially become the nominee at the party convention in late summer.
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