President Obama has tapped Virginia Commonwealth University men’s basketball coach Shaka Smart to add some star power to the Saturday kickoff of his reelection campaign in Richmond.
Smart will be one of the speakers at Saturday’s rally on the VCU campus, providing a youthful voice well known there for guiding the mid-major school to consecutive NCAA tournaments, including a Final Four appearance in 2011. According to a press release, Smart is “hosting” the event, which is one of two Obama will hold in swing states this weekend.
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