ObamaCT: Weekly Update| August 20

Barack Obama Schedule:

On Wednesday, Barack Obama began the Road to Change Tour, starting off in Cedar Fal ls with a discussion on transparency in government, followed by an address to the state AFL-CIO convention in Waterloo.
Thursday, he conducted a foreign policy discussion in Council Bluffs, then visited a potluck in Atlantic before enjoying the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.
Friday, he had coffee with local activists in Grinnell , then held a rural policy summit in Tama before delivering the keynote address at the Wing Ding Dinner in Clear Lake.
Over the weekend, Barack Obama held an energy discussion in Waverly , spoke to the Workers for a Better Iowa Forum in Cedar Rapids, and held a BBQ&A with ten people from across Iowa.
On Sunday morning, Senator Obama was greeted by hundreds of supporters before scoring a clear victory in the ABC News Democratic Presidential Candidates' Debate in Des Moines.
Later on Sunday, Barack Obama traveled to New Hampshire for a two-day swing packed with house parties and ice cream socials in Portsmouth, Dover, Exeter, Salem, Derry, Bedford and Concord.
Tuesday in Kansas City, Barack Obama will address the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention before returning to New Hampshire that evening for the Nashua Pride baseball game and a pre-game picnic.
Next weekend, he will visit Miami to kick off Generation Obama events nationwide. And check out your local newsstand for the new copy of GQ magazine with Senator Obama on the cover!

Michelle Obama Schedule:

Last week, Michelle Obama joined her husband on the Road to Change Tour, taking the crowds by storm across the state .
Sunday, she and her daughters traveled to New Hampshire to join Senator Obama and hundreds of supporters at an ice cream social in Dover, New Hampshire.
Monday, she and the girls will be joining Barack Obama at house parties in Exeter and Salem before heading back to Chicago.
And if folks are looking for some reading the final week of summer, Michelle Obama is featured in Vogue and Essence magazines and a spread in Vanity Fair.

Barack Wins the ABC News Debate in Des Moines:

The reviews are in, and Barack Obama dominated the ABC News Presidential Candidates' Debate, garnering reviews from "clear winner" to "best debate performance to date" to "presidential." Iowa voters overwhelmingly called Senator Obama the winner . Why? Because if you want change, Barack Obama is your guy .