Obama Campaign Announces Launch of Women for Obama
Barack and Michelle Obama Roll Out Women for Obama Today
Chicago, IL- Barack and Michelle Obama today launched “Women for Obama” in their hometown of Chicago. Following an event at the Chicago Hilton, Barack Obama hosted a conference call with women across the country to officially launch the group.
“My husband is a man who understands the struggles of women and families. While he has seen and heard about these struggles from me, he was also raised in a household of strong women who struggled and sacrificed to help him achieve his dreams,” said Michelle Obama. “This campaign believes in the women of this country and envisions a government that doesn’t just encourage women to dream big, but to know that they have the support and the resources to pursue those dreams. I want that for my daughters. I want that for your daughters. And I want that for this country.”
“This group of women is what this campaign is about—transforming this nation and giving our daughters and our sons a world that’s a little more hopeful and a little less mean than the one we have today,” said Barack Obama. “Whether you’re a mother or a father or an aunt or an uncle, we all believe that our daughters have the same chance as our sons and that they should be respected the same and have the same chances to be whatever they want to be.”
Women for Obama is a nationwide grassroots organization that will work from the bottom up to engage women in Barack Obama’s campaign to change this country.
