Obama campaigns at University of Colorado
US President Barack Obamacampaignedat the University of Colorado in Boulder as he prepared to formally accept the Democratic presidentialnominationat his party’sconventionnext week in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Before addressing thousands of supporters, Obama stopped off at a restaurant in Boulder, where he chatted with customers enjoying brunch. Obama told supporters his Republican presidentialrivalMitt Romney offered no new ideas when he spoke at the Republican party’s convention in Tampa, Florida last week. The Democratic National Convention begins in Charlotte on Tuesday. Obama will deliver his nomination-acceptance speech on Thursday.
词汇点拨:
campaign vi 发起运动,参加竞选
nomination n 提名,指派
convention n 会议,公约
rival n 对手
deliver vt 发表
资讯快讯:
美国总统奥巴马总统日前结束三个州大学城的造势活动,此行总计仅吸引逾2.6万人到场聆听其演说,虽然远不如2008年大选的气势,但他在校园的人气仍超过共和党对手罗姆尼,也因为如此奥巴马不断拉拢青年选票巩固票仓。
奥巴马2008年在丹佛演说时,现场曾涌入逾10万人,之后在科罗拉多州立大学又吸引5万人以上;但他28日重返该校演说时,仅有1.3万人到场。
报道指出,室外造势活动的群众多以年轻人为主,凸显奥巴马阵营在各校开学之际,锁定大学生的用心,以及重新点燃对其连任之路甚为关键的年轻选民的热情。
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