Seattle Goes Crazy For Obama
February 8, 2008
Hillary Clinton was in town today. So was John McCain. You wouldn’t know it though. Clinton’s rally yesterday, in the evening when people were off work, drew 5,000 supporter. McCain’s rally today, scheduled for late afternoon when people were getting off work, drew several hundred supporters.
Barack Obama’s rally at the Key Arena, with doors opening at 11AM, and closing at 11:30 AM, an hour and a half before he went on stage at 1PM, drew a full capacity of 18,000. A crowd estimated between 5,000 and 10,000 who were turned away at the door listened to his speech on loudspeakers outside the Arena, in the rain. I strongly suggest watching it.
Andy-I watched the whole rally…thanks for posting it! I am always moved and inspired by Obama’s speeches. As Oprah said…He is brilliant! I hope you took part in the caucus process. I will be interested to hear what you think about it.
[...] Expect the Expected The number of people showing up at Obama rallies has continued to climb. Perhaps the campaign chose Reunion Arena (the smaller, older venue) versus American Airlines Center (the newer, bigger, public transit accessible venue) for cost issues or any number of other reasons. But when you choose a venue that inherently seats a smaller number of people, prepare yourself that not everyone’s getting in. Especially when it happened the week before in Seattle. [...]
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