Clintons back Obama nomination
Obama takes on rivals over U.S. economic woesObama, who would be the first black U.S. president, arrived in Denver to prepare for his acceptance speech on Thursday to a crowd of about 80,000 people at the Denver Broncos' pro football stadium.
Speaking at a veterans' round-table in Billings, Montana, Obama said, "We've had a great convention so far."
"We've had two powerful women speak back-to-back on each night, Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton," he said. Obama's wife Michelle had addressed the convention on Monday.
Top Obama strategist David Axelrod told reporters on Obama's flight to Denver that Obama's big speech was essentially written.
"He's going to lay out a case for change. He's going to set the stakes of this election, the risks of continuing down the road we're on which is plainly what Sen. McCain is offering," Axelrod said.
(Additional reporting by John Whitesides, Caren Bohan, Thomas Ferraro, Rob Doherty and Howard Goller; editing by David Wiessler)
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