Article: Obama tells supporters not to panic

TERENCE HUNT, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
09-18-2008

Obama tells supporters not to panic -- Meanwhile, he sharpens rhetoric
By TERENCE HUNT, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Date: 09-18-2008, Thursday
Section: NEWS
Edtion: All Editions

ELKO, Nev. Worried Democrats want Barack Obama to get tougher, show more passion. Why is he so calm, supporters ask, so close to an election that looks so tight?

"Just keep steady," Obama tells the nervous Nellies. "I'm skinny but I'm tough. I'm from Chicago."

Obama hears the concern, from senior Democrats and big-money contributors, from columnists and supporters along the rope lines at campaign events. He heard it again as he stood in an hour-long ...

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