| Obama in Hawaii to Visit Ailing Grandmother | |
| 24 October 2008 |
 |
| Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama steps off plane to visit his ailing grandmother, in Honolulu, 23 Oct 2008 |
Eighty-five-year old Madelyn Dunham's health has been failing recently since reportedly breaking her hip. The Democratic nominee revealed in a televised interview Thursday that he failed to see his mother before her death in 1995, and wants to avoid the same mistake with his grandmother.
Obama left for Hawaii Thursday after a campaign rally in the midwestern city/state Indianapolis, Indiana, where he criticized Republican challenger John McCain's plan to cut corporate taxes.
He will return to the campaign trail on Saturday for a rally in the western state of Nevada.
Meanwhile, McCain will hold rallies in the neighboring states of Colorado and New Mexico.
During a rally in the southeastern state of Florida Thursday, McCain said Obama's economic plans would hurt small businesses, which he said have produced some 300,000 jobs this year while the broader economy lost 700,000.
He also said Obama's plans to raise taxes for those making more than $250,000 a year is just redistributing wealth. McCain promised his listeners he would create a tax plan that creates jobs and benefits the economy.
Obama leads McCain by about seven percentage points (about 50 percent to 43 percent), according to an average of national polls compiled by RealClearPolitics.com. Analysts have attributed Obama's strong lead to a perception that he is better able to handle the troubled economy.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP.
Comments