SC-08: The big weekend down south

For just this weekend, South Carolina will be the center of the political universe.  Oprah Winfrey will stump for Barack Obama in an 80,000-seat stadium, meaning that the freshman Senator will be able to reach a wide group of adults, many of whom never voted before:

Mere days after Winfrey’s impending four-city tour was announced, theObama campaign switched venues for her South Carolina appearance — toan 80,000-capacity stadium. Her appearances, said a campaignrepresentative, “will allow our campaign to reach a group of voters whomay not be closely tuned into the political process.”

For Obama, having the opportunity to show off his oratory skills in front of thousands of new listeners is definitely a plus.

In response, on the same day Winfrey and Obama arrive in South Carolina, Hillary is sending her husband Bill to stump for her there: