CHESTER, Pa. (AP) Barack Obama carried on Tuesday with an outdoor rally at Widener University, outside Philadelphia, despite a cold, steady rain that made the temperature feel freezing.
About 9,000 people came out to hear the presidential contender. They stood in mud.
"I just want all of you to know that if we see this kind of dedication on Election Day, there is no way that we're not going to bring change to America," Obama told the shivering crowd.
The weather was so miserable that Obama's rival, Republican John McCain, canceled a rally 50 miles north in Quakertown hardly insignificant, given the dwindling campaign time.
Even Major League Baseball suspended the fifth game of the World Series in Philadelphia because of the same wet conditions Monday night, a first in the history of the baseball championship.
Gone were Obama's suit and tie. He wore jeans, sneakers and a waterproof raincoat. Still, shunning an umbrella, he got soaked. Obama later changed clothes before resuming his events.
The Associated Press: Obama campaigns near Phila. despite bad weather
About 9,000 people came out to hear the presidential contender. They stood in mud.
"I just want all of you to know that if we see this kind of dedication on Election Day, there is no way that we're not going to bring change to America," Obama told the shivering crowd.
The weather was so miserable that Obama's rival, Republican John McCain, canceled a rally 50 miles north in Quakertown hardly insignificant, given the dwindling campaign time.
Even Major League Baseball suspended the fifth game of the World Series in Philadelphia because of the same wet conditions Monday night, a first in the history of the baseball championship.
Gone were Obama's suit and tie. He wore jeans, sneakers and a waterproof raincoat. Still, shunning an umbrella, he got soaked. Obama later changed clothes before resuming his events.
The Associated Press: Obama campaigns near Phila. despite bad weather
for Obama! 
for Sarah - clothes do not make the man and/or the woman! 
Good! 
