About 20,000 people congregated on Adams Field in West Circle on Thursday to see Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama speak about issues such as the economy, education and energy.
“Michigan has been hurting for a long, long time,” Obama said. “It’s time you had a president who will fight for you.”
Obama spoke at length about the economy and how Michigan students would turn the state’s economy around by developing alternative fuels and educating the next generation to compete in a global economy.
Just moments after the speech concluded, The Associated Press reported that Republican presidential candidate John McCain would pull his resources from Michigan, citing falling poll numbers.
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