Obama to address campaign rally at Kent State on Wednesday

Obama to address campaign rally at Kent State on Wednesday

Staff report

KENT

Both presidential candidates are headed back to Ohio this week as the start of early voting nears, with President Barack Obama traveling to Kent State University for a 3:30 p.m. Wednesday rally as guest of the Kent State College Democrats.

Obama’s appearance will be in Kent State University Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

The event is free and open to the public, but a ticket is required. They are available at three locations in the Kent area beginning at 9 a.m. today. Tickets will be given out on a first come, first serve basis. One ticket per person.

The locations are: Risman Plaza, Kent State University (in front of the Kent Student Center), 1085 Risman Drive, Kent; Obama for America-Kent, 1307 S. Water St., Kent; and the Obama for America-East Akron, 396 East Waterloo Rd., Akron.

President Obama also plans to visit Bowling Green on Wednesday. He’s highlighting his plan for building the economy “middle-out, not top-down.”

Republican Mitt Romney plans a cross-state bus tour Tuesday and Wednesday focused on the “Romney Plan for a Stronger Middle Class.” Running mate Paul Ryan is to kick off the effort Monday, landing in Dayton and traveling to an event in Lima.

The visits come on the heels of a Dispatch/Ohio Newspaper Organization poll out Sunday showing Obama with a 51-46 lead over Romney among likely Ohio voters.

Ohio’s early absentee ballots have already been sent to overseas and military voters. Others can begin voting early starting Oct. 2.

Obama’s visit will result in some modifications to the normal traffic flow and access to certain buildings at the Kent campus, the university says.