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With Christmas a few weeks away and the Iowa caucus just shy of a month out, someone bigger than Santa Claus was coming to town. That's right, Oprah...
With Christmas a few weeks away and the Iowa caucus just shy of a month out, someone bigger than Santa Claus was coming to town. That's right, Oprah is here! Winfrey joined Obama on a three State run that also included South Carolina and New Hampshire for what was dubbed by the media as "The OprahBamma Tour". In Cedar Rapids, people started lining up at 4:30 for the 7 PM event. With nasty weather outside, the crowd covered the floor and went high up into the nosebleed section of the U.S. Cellular Center. With seating capacity at 10,000, the arena was packed full for the main event. Neither freezing rain, sleet nor snow was going to keep these people from being there that evening. And why not? The Oprah Winfrey Show is the highest watched television show in all of Iowa. I'm not about to give you my take on what I think of Oprah throwing her support behind Obama. The media generally does a good job of telling you what YOU should think. For those that want to see and hear what happened that evening, watch the video and make up you own minds.
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