Now That's a Crowd

[toasty]

Since he announced his candidacy back in February of 2007, I've seen Obama in person 4 times, with more people in attendance at each event. He's well-known for his ability to draw a crowd.

This crowd in Oregon, though, is just ridiculous. 75,000 people? Holy cow:









Damnation

[|Thrax|]

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Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[shosh]

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shit. we are fucked.


EDIT: ok i just saw my title... who changed it? lol

[Huggie Smiles]

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^^^ its been like that for a while! FYI

[shosh]

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^^ good god. now i wish i hadnt seen it

[toasty]

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You know, for all the talk about what Hillary did wrong and all the mistakes she made, I think a big part of the reason she lost is that she just ran into a freakin' buzzsaw in Obama. I mean, is anyone aware of a candidate drawing 75,000 people for an event anywhere, at any time -- let alone in a primary race? That's just staggering -- you don't get that kind of crowd when it's just people who don't like Clinton.

[superdave]

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You know, for all the talk about what Hillary did wrong and all the mistakes she made, I think a big part of the reason she lost is that she just ran into a freakin' buzzsaw in Obama. I mean, is anyone aware of a candidate drawing 75,000 people for an event anywhere, at any time -- let alone in a primary race? That's just staggering -- you don't get that kind of crowd when it's just people who don't like Clinton.

Agree 100%. I don't recall this much buzz on a Presidential candidate ever. Hillary is actually an excellent candidate and John Edwards was decent too.

[ddr]

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yea i did not go to this cause of this... i knew that him being at the waterfront... there was going to be hella crowd.

no real sense in going if you cant see the man. and there is no way that i was going to wake up at 5am to stake out a spot up front.

The Portland Fire Bureau estimated the crowd at 72,000. About 60,000 squeezed inside the gates and 12,000 watched from outside.
It was a record crowd for an Oregon political event. In 2004, an estimated 50,000 turned out to see Democrat John Kerry, who brought along movie idol Leonardo DiCaprio and rocker Jon Bon Jovi.

http://blog.oregonlive.com/breakingn...amayvisit.html

[toasty]

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Hillary is actually an excellent candidate and John Edwards was decent too.

I'd have to agree. I don't like Hillary at all, but I have to acknowledge that she has a large and loyal following. I actually like John Edwards very much and think he's a excellent candidate, and in any other year, I would have been 100% behind him. I really feel like Obama is one of those "once in a generation" sort of leaders, and crowds like this suggest that a lot of people agree.

[toasty]

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i knew that him being at the waterfront... there was going to be hella crowd.

Was there anything that precipitated that gargantuan crowd? By that, I mean was there any sort of specific goal to make it the largest political event in history, or did it just turn out that way?

I'm on another board that discusses politics, and some dude is advancing the idea that the 75,000 people came to see the Decemberists, and then just stuck around for Obama. That is officially the stupidest thing I've ever heard. I could see that applying to a handful of people, but a local band pulling 75,000 people? Gimme a break.

[thesightless]

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toasty, obama's proctologist called, your head is causing some major constipation, please take it out of his ass.

[Huggie Smiles]

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( The Decemberists are quite good tho- not 75k good, but worth checking out)

[shosh]

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funny of the major media outlets failed to mention the concert...

[algy]

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Let the Jr.. enjoy his temporary fame, gotta see combat to be a real rockstar!

Go John!

[Garrick]

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funny of the major media outlets failed to mention the concert...

bingo. media bias. don't you love america? sounded like a real peachy band too.