Obama opens field office in Bristol

I haven't seen it yet, but a supporter of presidential hopeful Barack Obama tells me that the Illinois senator has opened a field office on Main Street "run by a great guy named Bobby Hoffman" who had earlier worked for the campaign in New Hampshire and South Carolina.

Obama backer Al Marko said that the campaign's focus is on "personal, door-to-door contact" and getting out the vote, which is clearly the same strategy that Hillary Clinton's campaign is adopting.

"This strategy makes sense since in a primary you are targeting likely Democratic voters, not the general public," Marko said.

Of course, there's also a big rally in Hartford on Monday -- details were in an earlier post -- and celebrities are crisscrossing the state for both candidates. The Democrats' 2004 candidate John Kerry's helping out Obama, the president of Emily's List is pushing for Clinton and film director Ron Howard's out there rounding up votes for Clinton as well.

I haven't heard of any celebrities coming to Bristol, which is odd since I suspect that more Democrats will vote Tuesday in Bristol than in many more populated cities where turnout is typically anemic.

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