Updated......... Obama seeks support of first-time voters

by greg1usa | April 2, 2008 at 10:23 pm

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Words matter especially in this super charged fight between Obama and Clinton. Every word spoken comes under intense public and media scrutiny. Will Obama's words come back to bite him ?

Just a few days ago at a town hall meeting in Johnstown, Pennsylvania on Saturday afternoon, Barack Obama told the crowd that he didn't want his daughters, "punished with a baby". Watch the comments here

By Dave Brody

CBN News Senior National Correspondent

As the battle heats up campaign organizers chase after every avenue to attract extra votes. Some maybe who have never voted before can be persuaded to vote Obama.

WASHINGTON, April 3 (UPI) -- Barack Obama's Democratic presidential campaign is looking to bring new U.S. voters into the fold, party officials said.

Encouraging first-time voters "is going to be a very big part of how we win," said Steve Hildebrand, Obama's deputy campaign manager.

Obama's campaign will probably start to focus strongly on getting African-Americans and people younger than 35 registered in prime states, the Politico reported Wednesday.