I don't know how many people were there but most of the stadium was full and the field level was full of people standing, local news call it at 27,000 and it was at least that if not 30k.
The podium was set up in the end zone. Cincy Mayor Mark Mallory was there, as was Ohio Governor Strickland. I had a chance to talk to some folks from nearby Hamilton Ohio, as well as an Arvin Meritor worker from my neck of KY, young white guy there with his wife. The man told me flat out he drove up here because he believes McSame is going to cost him his job. He has time to vote, turns out his hours have been cut to 3-4 days a week.
Obama himself was a very impressive public speaker. He's been to Cincy a couple of times actually, because the Obama folks believe Hamilton County could decide Ohio this year. I believe it.
They're going to vote on Tuesday. The guy, Brian, told me he had never voted before. He never cared enough to do so. Now he does.
It's going to be amazing.
If my brothers in NC are voting, one 27 and already cynical, one 32 and married for a year, neither one active in politics, neither one has bothered to vote before either just like Brian, then as Zandardad says, "If your brothers are voting Obama, he's going to win."
Indeed they are both for Obama. Hell, one of them stood in line for 4 hours to vote early.
We gotta run up the score, folks.
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