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Ohio voter to Obama: ‘I’ll arm-wrestle you for your vote’

by theGrio | July 6, 2012 at 5:44 PM
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President Barack Obama eats lunch at the Kozy Corner diner in Oak Harbour, Ohio, Thursday, July 5, 2012. Obama is on a two-day bus trip through Ohio and Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

President Barack Obama eats lunch at the Kozy Corner diner in Oak Harbour, Ohio, Thursday, July 5, 2012. Obama is on a two-day bus trip through Ohio and Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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President Barack Obama had an unusual encounter with a voter at a local bar in Ohio. The president was visiting the Amhert, Ohio location during his ‘Betting on America’ but tour when a customer challenged him to an arm wrestling contest. Obama graciously offered to play him one-on-one in basketball instead. The Huffington Post reports:

President Barack Obama’s “Betting on America” bus tour brought him to a bar in Amhert, Ohio on Thursday evening, where he chatted and shook hands. According to a pool report, one patron apparently wanted more than just a handshake.

“I’ll arm-wrestle you for your vote,” one man said to Obama, after noting that the establishment was tuned to Fox News.

“No, I’ll play basketball for your vote,” the president replied.

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