October 24, 2008 10:34 PM UTC

Joe visits Colorado

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• by: Jenn at Obama for America in Colorado

From the Colorado for Obama blog:

On Tuesday, Joe Biden came to Colorado for the first time since August. It may have been a few months since he was last here, but the vice presidential nominee certainly made the most of his visit — stopping in Greeley and Commerce City on Tuesday and Colorado Springs and Pueblo on Wednesday. Over 7,000 Coloradans came out to see him over the two day trip.

The Senator spoke about the state of the economy, Barack’s and his dedication to helping the middle class and the importance of voting early in Colorado. Speaking to an enthusiastic crowd at Sierra Hills High School in Colorado Springs, he said:

I want you to turn off the TV about red states and blue states. I want you to turn it off. I want you focusing on one thing — get out now and vote now. Because you know something is going to come our way. You know these guys are not only going to throw the kitchen sink, they’re going to find the bathroom sink. There’s going to be a lot coming our way. Maybe I’ve been down this road too many times before, but we cannot afford to wait. So for those of you who have not voted yet… you have no excuse, go vote now.

We have the best ground operation this state or any state has ever seen. We have committed volunteers, we have over fifty offices… We are not taking a single thing for granted. The stakes in this election could not be higher. This is the single most important election any of you no matter how young or old you are in this gymnasium will have ever voted in.

Here is a video from his stop in Greeley:

After his two rallies on Monday, the Senator stopped at the office in Parker, thanking the volunteers for their hard work and encouraging them to give all they can to the next two weeks.

Patrick was one of the volunteers at the office when Joe showed up.

He said:

I got a phone call saying that somebody might come in the office that night, so I stopped by to make some phone calls. It was amazing seeing Biden, there was just this energy that filled the office when he entered the room. He was right there in front of me, while he gave his speech. He even pulled my baby brother out of the audience and held him while he was talking. He was incredibly nice and it was really inspiring to get to see him in person.