Hillary Clinton will be at the Jefferson Jackson Hamer memorial dinner.
Obama's campaign has sheduled some sort or rally or "visability event" before the dinner so I suspect that he'll be there also.
I'll update as information comes in.
Update: Democratic Press Release on Hillary Clinton's confirmation in the comments.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has confirmed she will speak Thursday at the Mississippi Democratic Party’s 26th Annual Jefferson Jackson Hamer Day Dinner.
ReplyDeleteTickets to the 7:30 p.m. event – at the Canton Multipurpose & Equine Center in Canton – start at $125 each and are still available. You can buy tickets by calling the Mississippi Democratic Party in Jackson at (601) 969-2913. A limited number of tickets may be available at the door Thursday.
“This is great news for Mississippi Democrats who are eager to hear what plans Sen. Clinton is proposing for our nation,” said Wayne Dowdy, chairman of the Mississippi Democratic Party.
“With the race for a Democratic presidential nominee so close, Mississippi will no doubt play a major role in helping choose the winner,” Dowdy said. “Voters in Mississippi and across the nation want change. Our candidates speak directly to that issue.”
Clinton’s appearance at the Jefferson Jackson Hamer Day Dinner will come five days before Mississippi Democrats head to the polls on Tuesday, March 11, to cast votes in the state’s presidential preference primary.
The Jefferson Jackson Hamer Day Dinner is named in honor of former Presidents Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson and civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer.
Jefferson is considered the founder of the Democratic Party. The party was later reunified under the leadership of Jackson. And Hamer is considered a major icon of the modern-day Mississippi Democratic Party.
This year’s dinner also will recognize Democratic candidates running for each of the state’s U.S. House seats and the state’s two U.S. Senate seats.
“Mississippi Democrats are excited about our congressional, U.S. Senate and presidential candidates,” Dowdy said. “The Jefferson Jackson Hamer Day dinner is a great opportunity to celebrate who we are and begin the march toward winning in November.”
Above is the Mississippi Democratic Party Press Release.
ReplyDeleteThe forgot to add: Yeeeeeeehhhaaaaaawwwww!
ReplyDeleteAccording to the Clarion Ledger, Obama's Camp declined.
ReplyDeleteI am there and I encourage all Hillary Supporters to show up. I purchased grandstand tickets for $50. I will be to excited to eat anyway!!
I am an Obama supporter, but I am going to hear Senator Clinton tomorrow night. Friday I am trucking up north to hear the Big Dog at the fish fry. Hopefully Senator Obama will come Saturday or Sunday to the Capital.
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