From Chicago and California, Obama volunteers flock in from out of state

MANCHESTER, N.H. - One thing noticeable about Barack Obama's campaign is that there are volunteers and campaign workers from seemingly everywhere.

Volunteers from coast-to-coast poured into the Granite State because they said they believe in Obama. While Ron Cherlin, the press secretary for the New Hampshire Obama campaign, has no idea of how many out-of-staters showed up to volunteer their help, he said he knows "there's a ton of interest."

In the days leading up to the state's key primary, some 2,000 volunteers from New Hampshire worked for the Obama campaign, and the campaign drew others from other East Coast states. "Anybody within striking distance [wanted] to be here," …