Sunday, October 19, 2008

Barack Obama Draws Huge Crowd in St. Louis


Image from source, Star Tribune

During the recent, final (thank goodness) Presidential debate, John McCain tried to step away from the crazy nutballs in his audience by proclaiming them to be 1 or 2 out of 10 to 20 thousand people at a rally. The Other Half turned to me and asked, "Does McCain ever draw that many people?"

I think he has, but not often. And surely the numbers (even when Sarah Palin is the draw) pale in comparison to Barack Obama's numbers. Check this out, from red state Missouri:

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100,000 hear Obama speak in St. Louis

The Democratic candidate drew his largest U.S. crowd to date on Saturday -- an estimated 100,000 people who came to hear him speak at the Gateway Arch in St. Louis -- as he campaigned in battleground Missouri just 17 days ahead of the election. And if that weren't enough, another 75,000 turned out to hear him Saturday evening in downtown Kansas City. . .

Read more at: Star Tribune


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