80,000 Show Up to See Obama

[Toro]

80 frickin' 000 people

Hours before being greeted by the biggest crowd of his campaign, Democrat Barack Obama quietly told a small group of seniors Sunday that Republican John McCain would threaten the Social Security they depend on because he supports privatizing the program.

Fire officials estimated 65,000 packed into a riverside park for a spectacular afternoon rally at a sun-splashed scene on the banks of the Willamette River in Portland. They said an additional 15,000 were left outside and dozens of boaters could be seen floating in the river.

"Wow, wow, wow," Obama said as he surveyed the audience. "We have had a lot of rallies. This is the most spectacular setting, the most spectacular crowd we have had this entire campaign."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24696575/

Can you say "President Obama?"

 

[Paulie]

Can you say "President Obama?"

Not without throwing up in my mouth.

 

[Gunny]

80 frickin' 000 people



http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24696575/

Can you say "President Obama?"

Riverside? As in CA? Like anyone expects anything different from THAT place.

Have to wonder how many were legal residents of the US ....

 

[MsWikia]

I can not wait until his inauguration speech in Washington, I will be there!!

 

[Annie]

80 frickin' 000 people



http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24696575/

Can you say "President Obama?"

maybe:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-03-30-obama-rally_N.htm

Obama draws thousands at Penn State rally
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania (AP) — Shivering in blankets of Penn State's colors, some 20,000 people filled a campus lawn Sunday to hear Barack Obama say he can win the Democratic nomination even if rival Hillary Rodham Clinton stays in the race.

Supporters stood in long lines for hours to hear Obama ahead of the April 22 Pennsylvania primary.

On a sunny day with temperatures in the low 40's, most bundled up for the type of large-scale rally that has become the candidate's trademark....

http://jeffberkowitz.blogspot.com/2008/04/why-obama-lost-pennsylvania.html

Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Why Obama lost Pennsylvania and what's needed for an Obama win
The Demographics.

Some argue the short answer to the question of why Obama lost Pennsylvania is that he lost Pennsylvania for the same reason he lost Ohio. However you slice the demographics, Senator Obama can’t seem to win in areas that have relatively high numbers of white seniors, white working class union voters and white voters earning less than 50K per year. However, it is a bit worse than that for Barack Obama: he lost white men and white women, as well, so one senses a definite racial component at work. Of course, race cuts both ways. Hillary, for example, got less than ten percent of the black vote in Pennsylvania. For many more details, variants and a very thoughtful presentation of this “explanation,” of the Pennsylvania loss by Obama, go here.

Primaries as Censuses.

The New York Times’ David Brooks stated recently on PBS’ News Hour that the Democratic Presidential Primaries have become more similar to censuses than elections. Brooks analogizes this to the ticket taker at the airport asking if you are checking baggage (Yes, older people, Hillary voters) or flying only with carry-ons or backpacks (Younger people, Obama voters). It is a bit more complicated, but you can see where this takes us.

The census theory of voting is sort of like saying a team won a football game because it scored more points. We are not so much explaining the outcomes as much as looking for a multivariate equation or correlation that “explains,” a great deal of the voting variance. [This reporter writes this at the risk of being characterized both as an “elitist,” and as someone who “clings,” to a background in economics and statistics.”].

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[Gunny]

I can not wait until his inauguration speech in Washington, I will be there!!

Really? I'm just wondering what claim of foul the right is going to have to listen to this time when he goes down in flames .....

 

[Ravi]

Seriously creepy.

 

[Toro]

Riverside? As in CA? Like anyone expects anything different from THAT place.

Have to wonder how many were legal residents of the US ....

Oregon.

Name me any American politician that has drawn such a crowd anywhere in the country. I can't think of one.

 

[Laine]

I seem to recall a candidate from the Socialist Party gather crowds of around 100,000 in Chicago in the early 1900s. I can't recall the name off of the top of my head but will post when I remember.

 

[jreeves]

80 frickin' 000 people



http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24696575/

Can you say "President Obama?"

BS....

Unmentioned in national reporting was the fact that Obama was preceded by a rare, 45-minute free concert by actual rock stars The Decemberists. The Portland-based band has drawn rave reviews from Rolling Stone magazine, which gave their 2005 album Picaresque four and a half stars (out of five), and another four and a half stars for 2007's The Crane Wife.

How many of the people showed up to hear Obama, and how many to hear the band?


http://newsbusters.org/blogs/robert...ncert-popular-band-preceded-obama-s-big-rally

 

[Gunny]

Oregon.

Name me any American politician that has drawn such a crowd anywhere in the country. I can't think of one.

I can't. Not even Obama who tailgated a rare, free concert by the Decembrists. A fact most media outlets failed to report.

Un-freakin'-believable. Well, not really.

 

[jillian]

I can't. Not even Obama who tailgated a rare, free concert by the Decembrists. A fact most media outlets failed to report.

Un-freakin'-believable. Well, not really.

You think the Decemberists drew an 80,000 person crowd?

 

[Gunny]

You think the Decemberists drew an 80,000 person crowd?

A Hell of a lot more than I'm willing to believe Obama did. One thing loony left coasters love better than their skewed politics is their music.

Besides, the claim is not that the Decemberists drew an 80K crowd. It's that Obama did not draw it alone as was impled throught the MSM.

 

[jillian]

A Hell of a lot more than I'm willing to believe Obama did. One thing loony left coasters love better than their skewed politics is their music.

Besides, the claim is not that the Decemberists drew an 80K crowd. It's that Obama did not draw it alone as was impled throught the MSM.

Nah... that was Newsbusters intent though. While I agree the concert should have been mentioned, perhaps good ole newsbusters should have toldwhat the largest crowd the band ever drew before (on their own) was... you know, just for giggles. (I don't know the answer btw, though I know they're doing a festival coming up),

 

[Dogger]

BS....

Unmentioned in national reporting was the fact that Obama was preceded by a rare, 45-minute free concert by actual rock stars The Decemberists.[/B

Wow. The rare relevant point.

July 19, 2007: Free Decemberists concert drew "upwards of 10,000 people".

Any idea whether they are more popular in Portland? Any numbers on how many left when the concert ended? Anything other than conjecture?

 

[CharlestonChad]

BS....

Unmentioned in national reporting was the fact that Obama was preceded by a rare, 45-minute free concert by actual rock stars The Decemberists. The Portland-based band has drawn rave reviews from Rolling Stone magazine, which gave their 2005 album Picaresque four and a half stars (out of five), and another four and a half stars for 2007's The Crane Wife.

How many of the people showed up to hear Obama, and how many to hear the band?


http://newsbusters.org/blogs/robert...ncert-popular-band-preceded-obama-s-big-rally

I've seen the Decemberists before, and they only drew a few thousand and a very big venue. BUT they are from Oregon, so I wouldn't be too surprised if a fifth of the 80k was there to see them.

 

[Toro]

BS....

Unmentioned in national reporting was the fact that Obama was preceded by a rare, 45-minute free concert by actual rock stars The Decemberists. The Portland-based band has drawn rave reviews from Rolling Stone magazine, which gave their 2005 album Picaresque four and a half stars (out of five), and another four and a half stars for 2007's The Crane Wife.

How many of the people showed up to hear Obama, and how many to hear the band?


http://newsbusters.org/blogs/robert...ncert-popular-band-preceded-obama-s-big-rally

lol

Oh, well there you go...

 

[Paulie]

Even if the Decembrists drew 40,000, which in itself is quite UNLIKELY, that's still 40,000 for Obama. Assuming that's the bare MINUMUM, it's still pretty interesting.

 

[Gunny]

Wow. The rare relevant point.

July 19, 2007: Free Decemberists concert drew "upwards of 10,000 people".

Any idea whether they are more popular in Portland? Any numbers on how many left when the concert ended? Anything other than conjecture?

Good question. Anything more than conjecture and some good old yellow journalism?

Thought not.

 

[jillian]

Good question. Anything more than conjecture and some good old yellow journalism?

Thought not.

You mean like the conjecture and yellow journalism that opines that the crowd was there for a band most people haven't heard of?