Maurice Badgett rode into Chicago with other members of "Michiganders for Obama" to support his choice for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. Hear him in his own words:
- "We're just firing it up for Obama" [1]
- "He represents a choice of a change." [2]
- "The only choice that was on our slate was Hillary...and we thought that was disenfranchising us as voters." [3]
Super Tuesday's fiercely contested primaries are drawing political volunteers from across the Midwest to Chicago. About 10 Obama supporters from Michiganders for Obama [4], one of four Obama volunteer groups in the state, were working the corner of Jackson and Wells in the Loop this morning, handing out Obama stickers, posters and signs to anyone who passed by and leading modest chants of "Obama! Obama!" The group was greeted warmly. Several passing drivers honked and pumped their fists in affirmation. The Obama supporters, energetic despite leaving Detroit on a 3 a.m. bus to pick up other volunteers along the I-94 corridor, took it as a good sign. "We're just firing it up for Obama, coming in here during your caucus and trying to get the word out to go give Obama a good vote," said Maurice Badgett of Detroit, who had an Obama sticker affixed to the back of his leather jacket. "We see him as the next president." After a 30-minute stint on the corner, they asked a pedestrian for directions to Union Station and set off over the bridge to head north for their next stop.