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| Democratic delegates on Obama: 'I want him to get us fired up again' | Democratic delegates on Obama: 'I want him to get us fired up again' |
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| President Barack Obama is known as a great orator, but even he must feel under pressure to perform when he addresses the Democratic national convention on Thursday night. | President Barack Obama is known as a great orator, but even he must feel under pressure to perform when he addresses the Democratic national convention on Thursday night. |
| On Tuesday his wife, Michelle, wowed the crowds, before Bill Clinton took to the stage on Wednesday to deliver a soaring, off-script, 48-minute address that had the crowd, and much of the media, eating out of his hand. | On Tuesday his wife, Michelle, wowed the crowds, before Bill Clinton took to the stage on Wednesday to deliver a soaring, off-script, 48-minute address that had the crowd, and much of the media, eating out of his hand. |
| To get a sense of what Obama needs to do in his speech, the Guardian spoke to delegates in Charlotte. Some are from swing states, others from Democratic, or Republican strongholds. Most think he needs to champion his progress over the last four years, but also sell to the independents at home what he will do if given another term. | To get a sense of what Obama needs to do in his speech, the Guardian spoke to delegates in Charlotte. Some are from swing states, others from Democratic, or Republican strongholds. Most think he needs to champion his progress over the last four years, but also sell to the independents at home what he will do if given another term. |
| Elizabeth McCann, Denver, Colorado Lawyer and elected state representative | Elizabeth McCann, Denver, Colorado Lawyer and elected state representative |
| "I'm hoping to hear his plans for the future and how he is going to move us forward. That's his campaign slogan, we're going forward. I want to hear more about healthcare and what else we might be seeing there, and education are big issues of mine, and also his commitment to women's issues. I want him to get us fired up again and help us move forward." | "I'm hoping to hear his plans for the future and how he is going to move us forward. That's his campaign slogan, we're going forward. I want to hear more about healthcare and what else we might be seeing there, and education are big issues of mine, and also his commitment to women's issues. I want him to get us fired up again and help us move forward." |
| "Colorado's going to be a tough state. We've typically won by nine percentage points in 2008. Of course the convention was in Colorado, so that helped. I think he just needs to let us see him as a person, and that he hasn't changed, and that he still has the hope and the commitment to move forward and to continue us on our economic improvement. Colorado has had high unemployment so I think we want to hear about the jobs he's already created and how he'll continue to create jobs, and the fact that he's been able to really bring the auto industry back and help us really move forward as a country." | "Colorado's going to be a tough state. We've typically won by nine percentage points in 2008. Of course the convention was in Colorado, so that helped. I think he just needs to let us see him as a person, and that he hasn't changed, and that he still has the hope and the commitment to move forward and to continue us on our economic improvement. Colorado has had high unemployment so I think we want to hear about the jobs he's already created and how he'll continue to create jobs, and the fact that he's been able to really bring the auto industry back and help us really move forward as a country." |
| Amy Ritter, Orlando, Florida Director of research at a non-profit organisation | Amy Ritter, Orlando, Florida Director of research at a non-profit organisation |
| "What I want to hear from the president is that we're going to take back Florida. Being in a swing state that is majority Republican legislature, we have a very extremist Republican government, Rick Scott … it's a hard state to be a Democrat in. Obama carrying Florida will really send a powerful message for presidencies in the future. We need to turn Florida blue, and I want the president to have a strong message for Florida – for Hispanic voters, for senior citizens, I think he's the right person to deliver that message and to bring Florida into the blue." | "What I want to hear from the president is that we're going to take back Florida. Being in a swing state that is majority Republican legislature, we have a very extremist Republican government, Rick Scott … it's a hard state to be a Democrat in. Obama carrying Florida will really send a powerful message for presidencies in the future. We need to turn Florida blue, and I want the president to have a strong message for Florida – for Hispanic voters, for senior citizens, I think he's the right person to deliver that message and to bring Florida into the blue." |
| Ned Norris Jr, Arizona Tribal chairman of the Tohono O'Odham tribe in Arizona | Ned Norris Jr, Arizona Tribal chairman of the Tohono O'Odham tribe in Arizona |
| "I want to hear how he is going to continue to move the nation forward. How he's going to continue to do what he's done in the past four years in order to address native American issues. The native American population has been very grateful and supportive of the president, and we expect that that will continue into the next four years." | "I want to hear how he is going to continue to move the nation forward. How he's going to continue to do what he's done in the past four years in order to address native American issues. The native American population has been very grateful and supportive of the president, and we expect that that will continue into the next four years." |
| • Tohono O'Odhma is one of 22 native American tribes in Arizona. It has 30,000 citizens with 2.8m acres of tribal reservation in the state | • Tohono O'Odhma is one of 22 native American tribes in Arizona. It has 30,000 citizens with 2.8m acres of tribal reservation in the state |
| Jennifer Martinez, Nampa, Idaho | Jennifer Martinez, Nampa, Idaho |
| "What I want to hear from President Obama is what we already have been hearing. What he's done to help the economy, what he's done to help young people, people who are going to college, dreamers who want the opportunity to go to college, but haven't had access to that until recently when he passed his executive order to allow that to happen. | "What I want to hear from President Obama is what we already have been hearing. What he's done to help the economy, what he's done to help young people, people who are going to college, dreamers who want the opportunity to go to college, but haven't had access to that until recently when he passed his executive order to allow that to happen. |
| "Reminding people what he's been doing will really be enough and sticking to the facts will already put him ahead of the game." | "Reminding people what he's been doing will really be enough and sticking to the facts will already put him ahead of the game." |
| Jayashree Kommareddi, Grand Blanc, Michigan Medicine practice manager and community activist | Jayashree Kommareddi, Grand Blanc, Michigan Medicine practice manager and community activist |
| "I would like him to say more about women's issues. Women are 51% of the population and he's been great on women's issues, but we'd like to see legislatively, maybe the paycheck fairness act, maybe the violence against women act, and he's been fully supportive. Address immigration which is a huge issue for Indian Americans, Asian Americans and the Latino community. | "I would like him to say more about women's issues. Women are 51% of the population and he's been great on women's issues, but we'd like to see legislatively, maybe the paycheck fairness act, maybe the violence against women act, and he's been fully supportive. Address immigration which is a huge issue for Indian Americans, Asian Americans and the Latino community. |
| "Education – he's been a supporter of education, as we know, and healthcare, of course. The Affordable Care Act, we just love it in Michigan, because we have a large uninsured population, and we're very pleased about it, but expand it to include the 4 or 5 million people who would not be covered, so a single payer would be great." | "Education – he's been a supporter of education, as we know, and healthcare, of course. The Affordable Care Act, we just love it in Michigan, because we have a large uninsured population, and we're very pleased about it, but expand it to include the 4 or 5 million people who would not be covered, so a single payer would be great." |
| Larry Capp, Miami, Florida Psychologist | Larry Capp, Miami, Florida Psychologist |
| "I'm really looking forward to President Obama's speech. He really needs to tell us what he's going to do for the next four years. He's done great for the last three and a half years. I think what he's done on healthcare has been wonderful. What he's done in the area of education, with Pell grants and so forth, but now of course the economic agenda is unfinished. It's incomplete, and that's the main message that we need to hear: what he's going to do for the next four years for the economy." | "I'm really looking forward to President Obama's speech. He really needs to tell us what he's going to do for the next four years. He's done great for the last three and a half years. I think what he's done on healthcare has been wonderful. What he's done in the area of education, with Pell grants and so forth, but now of course the economic agenda is unfinished. It's incomplete, and that's the main message that we need to hear: what he's going to do for the next four years for the economy." |
| Leslie Tisdale, Austin, Texas President of University Democrats at the University of Texas at Austin | Leslie Tisdale, Austin, Texas President of University Democrats at the University of Texas at Austin |
| "We're looking to hear Barack Obama speak about how to re-energise the base, how to organise grassroots like we did in '08, how to combat the war on women, how to help students get through college, and we really just want to know what he's going to do the next four years while he's president – once we re-elect him." | "We're looking to hear Barack Obama speak about how to re-energise the base, how to organise grassroots like we did in '08, how to combat the war on women, how to help students get through college, and we really just want to know what he's going to do the next four years while he's president – once we re-elect him." |
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