Newscast: Friday, March 30, 2012, 5:50 p.m.

While the crowds inside the field house at the University of Vermont were cheering President Obama's very presence, outside, some people were protesting what they say are promises the President has failed to live up to since taking office.

Vermont got its first presidential visit in 17 years Friday. President Obama noted that no other state has gone so long without a presidential appearance. The president spent a little more than four hours in the state to headline two fund-raisers, and drew $750,000.

President Obama greeted 4,500 adoring supporters today during a campaign appearance at the University of Vermont.

President Barack Obama told 100 supporters at a private fundraising lunch that he believes this fall's election is more important for the country than the one that resulted in his election in 2008,

President Barack Obama arrived at Burlington International Airport in late morning on Friday for several campaign events. His visit Friday is the first in Vermont by an incumbent president in 17 years.

The last time a sitting President came to the state was in 1995, when then-President Bill Clinton paid a visit-also to Burlington. Someone who remembers that event quite well is Kate O'Connor, who helped organize the Clinton visit in her capacity as an aide to then-Governor Howard Dean.  

President Barack Obama will be campaigning in Vermont Friday.

President Barack Obama is campaigning in Vermont Friday. He's projected to carry the state comfortably, but his level of support in the fall will depend heavily on how the economy is faring in those regions of the state that are still experiencing tepid economic growth and high unemployment.

Newscast: Thursday, March 29, 2012, 5:50pm

President Obama will be in Vermont Friday for a series of campaign events, and progressive activists in Burlington are organizing to argue that he hasn't fulfilled his campaign promises made back in 2008.