Barack Obama was scheduled to visit Salt Lake City this coming Saturday, but the presidential hopeful has canceled his visit to Utah out of respect for President Gordon B. Hinckley whose funeral services will be held on Saturday morning.
Obama spoke with President Thomas S. Monson on the telephone to express his condolences.
“Last night I spoke with President Thomas Monson and expressed my deepest sympathies to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the passing of President Gordon B. Hinckley,” said Senator Obama.
Barack Obama is the only Democratic presidential candidate who has publicly expressed an interest in forming a strategy to reach out to and mobilize Latter-day Saints, especially in the Western United States.
Senator Obama's new Western tour will include a quick campaign stop in Phoenix, then he will travel directly to Boise, skipping over Salt Lake City.
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Looks like Mitt is not going to make it, thanks to the snake-oil salesman Huckabee. That is so unfortuante!
Let's hope that Obama wins the democratic nomination, as there is no way McCain will make it to the White House! I don't agree with him on some issues, but he is by far the better choice over his female opponent.
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