Obama's general election surrogates

Here's a mostly complete list of Barack Obama's surrogates in North Carolina for the general election:

Vice presidential candidate Joe Biden and his wife Jill; Michelle Obama; Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius; U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan, former Govs. Jim Hunt and Ray Mabus; former Sen. Bill Bradley; former Sen. Jean Carnahan; U.S. Reps. Bob Etheridge, David Price, Brad Miller, G.K. Butterfield and Jim Cooper; Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee; Secretary of State Elaine Marshall; former Agriculture Commissioner Britt Cobb; state Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand; state Rep. Dan Blue; retired Gen. Wesley Clark; Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Lambert; Maj. Gen. Scott Gration; professor Sarah Sewall; veterans Paul Bucha, John McCary and Jon Kuniholm; musicians James Taylor, Jay-Z and Tift Merritt; actresses Alfre Woodard, Jurnee Smollett, Tatyana Ali, Ellen Pompeo, Danielle Panabaker and Edie Falco; members of the cast of "The Wire"; actors Kal Penn and Harold Perrineau; comedian Chris Rock, and Nascar driver Junior Johnson. The daughter of Jackie Robinson was scheduled to come but did not make it.

Previously: Obama's surrogates in the primary.

Woodard, Robinson tour for Obama

Alfre Woodard and the daughter of Jackie Robinson will tour North Carolina.

The noted TV actor and Sharon Robinson, whose father broke the race barrier in major league baseball, will promote Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama Saturday.

The two will appear at a canvassing kick-off in Cary at 12:25 p.m. and in Charlotte later that day. 

They are the latest Obama surrogates to speak in the state in advance of the general election. Former Sen. Bill Bradley and actor Kal Penn have also made appearances.

Bradley: U.S. should keep ties to Russia

Former U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley was in the Triangle Monday, touting education in Chapel Hill and analyzing Russia in Raleigh.

Bradley, the former presidential candidate and basketball star, cautioned that it was in the U.S. interests to maintain a working relationship with Russia, despite its military invasion in Georgia, Rob Christensen reports.

"The truth it is in our  long-term interests to work with them to reduce nuclear weapons, to control nuclear proliferation, to combat Islamic terrorism , and to to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power," Bradley said in a brief interview between speeches.

Bradley spoke at Stewart Theater as part of the Millennium Seminar series.

"Mary Easley hit me pretty hard," said Bradley, referring to the First Lady who oversees the series. Bradley said he waived his usual speaking fee.

Earlier in the day, he was a surrogate for the presidential campaign of Barack Obama speaking at Chapel Hill.

More after the jump.

Bradley to speak about Obama, Georgia

Bill Bradley will talk up Barack Obama today.

The former New Jersey senator and pro basketball player will speak at the UNC-Chapel Hill student union at 2:30 p.m. today.

He is one of the first major surrogates to appear in North Carolina during the general election season, although Obama had a roster of notable politicians speak on his behalf during the run-up to the May primary. 

Bradley's trip was not entirely for campaign purposes, however.

He is in town to speak on Russia and the Georgian conflict at N.C. State's Stewart Theatre at 6 p.m. The speech is free and open to the public.

He will kick off the college's Millennium Seminar Series, which is run by First Lady Mary Easley.

Bradley likes Easley

Mike Easley has a fan in New Jersey.

New York Times reporter Matt Bai recounted an interview with former Sen. Bill Bradley at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia:

Anyway, someone in the audience asked Mr. Bradley to name some of the “problem-solvers” whom he respected in American politics. Mr. Bradley, who has endorsed Barack Obama, named Congressman George Miller of California and Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana, along with Gov. Mike Easley of North Carolina. 

Bradley went on to say that he likes former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.

Hat Tip: Chris Fitzsimon

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