Obama Rallies for Creigh Deeds at Old Dominion in Virginia Oct. 27

Update 10-27: Obama arrives on campus around 5 pm. Not sure if the event will be live streamed. It could be at cnn.com.

President Barack Obama will appear at the Ted Constant Convocation Center at Old Dominion University in Norfolk next week to stump for gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds, his campaign has confirmed.

Last week the Deeds campaign confirmed that Obama would stump for him again somewhere in Virginia on Oct. 27. The time for the ODU event has not yet been announced and no other details were available shortly after 11 a.m. VP

Deeds is behind:

Democrat R. Creigh Deeds, trying to narrow a 8- to 9-percentage-point deficit in the Virginia governor's race, is bringing in his biggest gun: President Barack Obama.

The first Democrat to win Virginia in a presidential race in 44 years, Obama made his highest-profile entry into the race yet with a new ad in which he exhorts his 2008 supporters to "get fired up" for Deeds, who is running against Republican Bob McDonnell.

And on Oct. 27, Obama conducts his first downstate campaign rally for Deeds at Old Dominion University in Norfolk.

Coming exactly one week before Election Day, the presidential visit - and those of Bill Clinton and Al Gore over the past week - are an attempt to galvanize essential Democratic groups and like-minded independents whose response to Deeds has been tepid so far. WTOP

Obama Suspends His Campaign

Obama suspends his campaign but not for some silly reason, like to pretend he's saving the day, but rather to spend some time with his wife to celebrate their anniversary. He's not really suspending his campaign either. He's got a rally tomorrow morning in Virginia.

CHICAGO – Senator Barack Obama “suspended” his campaign and returned home to Chicago on Friday night for personal reasons: to celebrate the 16th anniversary of his marriage to Michelle.

“You know what you guys could give us for our anniversary?” he asked reporters aboard his campaign plane late on Wednesday night. “Not have a camera pool outside of the restaurant, so that everybody knows that we’re there.”

Not that he let the anniversary pass unremarked.

“By the way,” he told several thousand people in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Thursday, noting that Ms. Obama was campaigning on the other side of the state, “tomorrow is our 16th anniversary so I’ve got this whole romantic dinner planned, and I think it should go pretty well. That’s my hope anyway. I’ve got a gift all picked out.”

Obama Rally Newport News Virginia Oct. 4

Update: video below
This event should be live streamed at cnn.com or barackobama.com.

Change We Need Rally
with Barack Obama

Victory Landing Park
23rd St. at the James River
Newport News, VA 23607

Public Entrance: 23rd St. and Harbor Rd.
There will be no access to 23rd St from West Ave. Please use Huntington Rd.

Saturday, October 4th
Doors Open: 10:30 a.m.

The event is free and open to the public; tickets are not required but an RSVP is encouraged. Space is available on a first come, first served basis.
For security reasons, do not bring bags and please limit personal items. No signs or banners permitted.

Obama talks healthcare

The scene

Obama Town Hall Lebanon Virginia Sept. 9

This event should be live streamed at cnn.com or barackobama.com

Barack Obama in Lebanon, VA
Join us for a Town Hall with Barack Obama on Tuesday, September 9th.

Town Hall with Barack Obama
Lebanon High School Gymnasium
1 Pioneer Drive
Lebanon, VA

Tuesday, September 9th
Doors Open: 3:15 p.m. (formerly 2:30 p.m.)
Program Begins: 5:15 p.m. (formerly 4:30 p.m.)

The event is free and open to the public --tickets gone.

For security reasons, please limit bags or personal items. No signs or banners are permitted.