Obama fails to draw SRO crowd at Dartmouth College

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Publication: Portland Press Herald (Maine)

Date: 2008-01-09 00:00:00

JONATHAN E. KAPLAN
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
01-09-2008
Obama fails to draw SRO crowd at Dartmouth College
Byline: JONATHAN E. KAPLAN
Edition: Final
Section: Front
Column: REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK

People have been lining up to see Illinois Sen. Barack Obama speak at campaign rallies across New Hampshire this week.

But not at Dartmouth College in Hanover Tuesday morning. The gymnasium was only about two-thirds full for the contender for the Democratic nomination.
Obama acknowledged the lighter-than-usual turnout at the start of his speech, saying ...

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