"I'm excited," Michelle Coles said as she stood in a long line stretching several hundred people deep shortly after 3:15 p.m., nearly two and a half hours before Obama was scheduled to speak. "He's such an inspiration, and I want to help him get re-elected."
Terry and Michelle Coles of Detroit took a day off work to see Obama.Michelle, 47, stopped first at the hairdresser. Terry, 49, picked up his suit at the dry cleaner because he wanted to look his best.
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