Chicagoans gathered at the Broadway Armory, 5917 N. Broadway, to attend a rally for Barack Obama. July 27 marked the onset of exactly 100 days before the November election; the campaign is using this remaining period to push for wider efforts to register voters. On hand at the rally were several local politicians, including Cook County Clerk David Orr and U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky. Jon Carlson, national field director of the Obama campaign, spoke at the rally, as did former State Sen. Carol Ronen. The Stonewall Democrats did not have a table at the event, but Windy City Times spoke to Tom Chaderjian, current vice president of the organization. Chaderjian said that Obama has a ‘great record so far.’ On the issue of gay marriage, he said that Obama ‘is in line with the Democratic party’ and that he ‘understands the equality issues’ related to gay and lesbian relationships. Chaderjian also said that [the election of Obama] would be ‘one of our best chances of getting rid of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ Text by Yasmin Nair