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Oprah's Back on Campaign Trail

Posted Feb 2, 08 6:55 AM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – Oprah Winfrey is getting back on the campaign trail, reports the New York Times. Insiders say she will join Barack Obama's wife Michelle and Caroline Kennedy at a rally in Los Angeles tomorrow, aiming to sway women voters Obama's way before Tuesday's crucial vote. Oprah's credited with having helped boost Obama to his Iowa and South Carolina wins, but she's been out of the spotlight since December.

Obama is lagging behind Hillary Clinton in California polls, and doesn't plan to appear in the state himself before the primary.  A reporter  asked him yesterday if he was "giving up" on California ahead of Super Tuesday. “We’ll see," said Obama, smiling. "I don’t share that view.” The Los Angeles Times, the state's most influential newspaper,  endorsed Obama yesterday.

Sources New York Times, Chicago Sun-Times

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Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.. speaks during a rally as Oprah Winfrey looks on, in this Dec. 8, 2007 file photo, in Des Moines, Iowa.   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., his wife Michelle, left, and Oprah Winfrey wave to the crowd at the end of a rally in Manchester, N.H. Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Elise...   (Associated Press)
Talk-show diva Oprah Winfrey speaks at a rally for Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in Columbia, S.C., Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)   (Associated Press)
Caroline Kennedy is embraced by Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., after speaking at Magness Arena Wednesday Jan. 30, 2008 in Denver. (AP Photo/Laramie Boomerang, Andy Carpenean)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., waves to supporters with Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late president John F. Kennedy, after she endorsed him during a rally at American...   (Associated Press)
Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, delivers remarks during a rally for her husband on the campus of Delaware State University in Dover, Del., Thursday Jan. 31, 2008....   (Associated Press)
Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, smiles after being introduced before delivering remarks for her husband on the campus of Delaware State University in Dover, Del.,...   (Associated Press)
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