May 20, 2008

75,000 at Obama Rally

According to The Washington Post (quoting local police, who are generally believed to underestimate such matters).

2 comments:

  1. Obama wishes he had 75,000 in his rallies. Is this the land of False-Hopes this picture was taken, or just photoshop?

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  2. See update above to add authority. As WaPo reported, "The scene suggests this is not an exaggeration. The sea of heads stretches for half a mile along the grassy embankment, while others watch from kayaks and power boats bobbing on the Willamette River. More hug the rails of the steel bridge that stretches across the water and crowds are even watching from jetties on the opposite shore." See also photos in TIME Magazine online at http://thepage.time.com/photos-obamas-portland-rally-with-record-breaking-crowd/ .

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