Enthusiastic Barack Obama supporters Marlenna Kulkarni and Teresa Porter joined other supporters at a campaign kickoff rally at Westlake Center on Feb. 2. The rally was the meeting point of an Obama Unity March that had two starting points, Occidental Park and Seattle Center. More than 100 people heard from local leaders who are endorsing Obama, including former Mayor Norm Rice, Bob Santos, the "Mayor of Chinatown," Rev. Vaughn Profit-Breaux from Mt Zion Baptist Church, and King County Councilman Larry Gossett.
