From: Obama for America On Friday, September 7, President Obama, Vice President Biden, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden will travel to Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Iowa City, Iowa  after formally accepting their presidential and vice presidential nomination.  In New Hampshire and Iowa, the President and Vice President will discuss the choice in […]

UPDATE: President Obama’s three-state “college tour” wrapped up on Wednesday in Charlottesville, Virginia. The tour was scheduled simultaneously during the Republican National Convention in Tampa. During the rally at the nTelos Wireless Pavilion, the president highlighted what is at stake in the 2012 election -the economy and middle class security. President Obama warned of cynicism and said Republicans hope […]

Ben LaBolt currently serves as the Press Secretary for the 2012 Obama re-election campaign. Prior to joining the re-election, he worked on Rahm Emanuel’s successful run for Mayor of Chicago as the communications director. In 2008, LaBolt acted as deputy press secretary for the Obama presidential campaign and worked in the White House under Robert […]

CHICAGO- Obama for America has released eight “radio ads”  detailing the devastating impact of the Romney-Ryan budget and its affect on the middle class and a growing economy.  From allowing the housing market hit rock bottom to turning Medicare into a voucher system and slashing investments in education. A Romney-Ryan approach is consistent with a […]

CHICAGO – On Tuesday, August 14, Vice President Biden will kick-off a two-day tour of southern and southwestern, Virginia, including stops in Danville, Wytheville and Blacksburg. President Obama and Vice President Biden believe the only way to create an economy built to last is to build it from the middle out, not from the top down. […]

On Thursday, August 2, 2012, President Obama will make two stops to lay out his vision to restore middle-class economic security. His first stop is in Orlando, Florida and the final stop is in Leesburg, Virginia. The president will discuss the choice in this election between two fundamentally different visions of how to grow the […]

President Barack Obama will kick-off a two-day tour in Virginia starting this Friday. The president will attend several grassroots events over the weekend. He will urge Congress to prevent tax increases on the 98% of families who earn under $250,000 a year. President Obama believes our economy grows from the middle out and not from […]

President Barack Obama will kick off a two-day Friday, July 13, 2012 across the Commonwealth of Virginia. The president will discuss his clear economic choice for middle class families in this election: between his vision for moving our country forward, ensuring an economy built to last and developing a strong economy build from the middle out, […]