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Obama campaign to open Rapid City office
Tribal leaders endorse Democratic presidential candidate.
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FarkYard signs for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama are likely to appear sooner than flowers on many Rapid City lawns following the opening next week of the Illinois senator's campaign office in North Rapid.
Nathan Peterson, Obama's South Dakota campaign manager, said Friday that the campaign will open its Rapid City office in a strip mall at the corner of Haines and Anamosa streets.
The campaign is celebrating the grand opening of its Sioux Falls office today and planning a similar event in Rapid City.
"We've got our space out in Rapid City, and we're hoping for a similar grand opening sometime next week," Peterson said.
That will be followed by another office in Aberdeen, expected to open about May 1, he said. The opening of the Rapid City office will be followed by organization meetings with Obama volunteers in the area and the distribution of yard signs and other campaign materials, Peterson said.
The campaign, which is aiming its efforts in South Dakota for the June 3 primary, got a boost from reservation country this week when four tribal chairman and tribal presidents endorsed the Democratic senator from Illinois. Oglala Sioux Tribe President John Yellowbird Steele, Rosebud Sioux Tribe President Rodney Bordeaux, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Chairman Michael Jandreau and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Chairman Joseph Brings Plenty made their endorsement in an editorial piece published in Indian Country Today.
Oglala Vice President William "Shorty" Brewer and Rosebud Councilman Robert More also endorsed Obama.
Peterson said the endorsements reflect Obama's commitment to Native Americans and their issues, as well as his appeal to a variety of voters.
"We are certainly honored to have the support of those tribal leaders. It's a very important base of support for us," Peterson said. "It represents the broad appeal that Sen. Obama has to a wide variety of groups."
Contact Kevin Woster at 394-8413 or kevin.woster@rapidcityjournal.com
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