CHARLESTON, SC: Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) was expected this past Thursday to deliver the third speech in the College of Charleston's "Bully Pulpit" series on presidential communications.
Following speeches earlier this year by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), Obama was expected to draw thousands of students and citizens, as well as the national media, said Dr. Brian McGee, associate professor and chair of the College of Charleston's department of communication.
Though no other candidates have yet been scheduled to speak, McGee said the department's 24-member advisory council, which includes former Bill Clinton press secretary Mike McCurry and PRWeek editor-in-chief Julia Hood, expects to line up several more candidates as South Carolina's presidential primaries near. Republicans will vote on January 19, while Democrats do so on January 26.
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