Barack Obama has been holding several events at universities in critical swing states, like Ohio and Pennsylvania. It’s a not-too-subtle indication that the president, looking ahead to 2012, wants to reconnect with his base: college students. The Washington Post reports:
At the universities — both of which are in politically important states — the president popped unexpectedly into nondescript campus conference rooms, surprising small groups of students who had responded to invitations to meet with mid-level White House aides.
“We are so interested in figuring out how to get your ideas, your input, your energy,” Obama told a group of student leaders from Cleveland State and nearby schools. He shook each participant’s hand and posed for a group photo.
“We are so interested in figuring out how to get your ideas, your input, your energy,” Obama told a group of student leaders from Cleveland State and nearby schools. He shook each participant’s hand and posed for a group photo.
And they’ve enlisted Hollywood’s Kal Penn, who is best known for playing the role of a habitual pot smoker:
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