First Lady Michelle Obama inspired a crowd of eager Loudoun County area voters and campaign supporters at the Leesburg 4-H Fair Grounds yesterday where she stressed the urgency of voter registration and voting in the upcoming election. First Lady inspires crowd in Leesburg to move 'Forward'. Photo/CD Brown. Along the road to the fairgrounds were stark reminders of that need as several Romney yard signs decorated the sides of the road way. But with Al Green's Let's Stay Together being played and the anticipation of the first lady speaking, the crowd was clearly in an Obama state-of-mind. The attendees listed intently as the first lady remarked, "So for the next 28 days, 28 days" she repeated, "we need you to work like you’ve never worked before. You hear me? Sign up with one of our volunteers here today to make phone calls, to knock on doors. I want you more importantly to talk to everyone you know; your friends, your neighbors...
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