Despite Indiana being a state that typically goes red, that didn't stop Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama from opening an office in downtown Muncie on Saturday.
Five other locations opened across the state on Saturday. The other offices are located in Evansville, Fishers, Fort Wayne, South Bend and Lafayette. A sixth location is set to open in Bloomington today.
In a large, walls-unfinished, crowded room of about 30 people with more and more people pouring in, the new Democratic office was flourishing with all kinds of supporters. Excited about the new location, a buzz of conversations could be heard among tables of bumper stickers, pins and other items in support of the Democratic presidential candidate.
Mark Findling, a volunteer for the new office, said he was excited that since the primaries in May, the Obama office location in the Village had closed, and now a new location was available for supporters.
"It's encouraging to see that the National Democratic Party wants to come to Indiana again," Findling said. "Change is finally back, in a blue state."
With Indiana normally being a red, or a primarily conservative state, it's a change that many are welcoming.
"Just that fact that it's here, says something about that people really want to see something different," Findling said.
With the upcoming election only four months away there is still much campaigning to do. And by the turn out of people for this new office, it doesn't look like there will be any shortage of support by the local community.
"It's wonderful," Muncie resident Judith Roepke said. "It's pretty accessible because it's fairly central, which I think is wonderful."
"I just hope it brings the college students into the community," Muncie resident Beth Quarles said. "I just think that it's going to be a really good match for the community and for the university."
And many young supporters were there for just that purpose. A mix of young and old alike came out to show their patronage for Obama.
With 20 offices planned to be opened in Indiana, backing support for the presidential hopeful can already be seen on a local scale.
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