Originally Posted By DAR <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081026/ts_afp/usvote;_ylt=AtV8faO.ta6BCWRWW9jWe3qyFz4D" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20...e3qyFz4D</a> I guess the inevitable is going to happen I can't remember any candidate or politician drawing a crowd like that.
Originally Posted By fkurucz Check this out: later that day he drew a crowd of 50,000 at Colorado State in Ft. Collins. FWIW, FT. Collins has a population of about 120,000. When neighboring communities like Loveland and Greeley are included the tally is about 250-300K. <a href="http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081026/NEWS03/81026030/1004" target="_blank">http://www.coloradoan.com/apps...030/1004</a>
Originally Posted By chickendumpling He's still gonna lose. McCain guaranteed it on Meet The Press today.
Originally Posted By hopemax I briefly considered going downtown to the rally. But the way he has been drawing crowds, I figured it would be a long, long wait. The campaign only expected 34,000 or so. Obama definitely has the enthusiastic supporters. It's one of the reasons why I think on November 5th, we'll be laughing about how close we thought this would be. The early vote has been insane.
Originally Posted By Mr X I don't think it'll be close. Momentum is a powerful thing. Unless something really hinky happens in the next 8 days, I think we could see (and yes I'm serious) a Ronald Reagan style rout.
Originally Posted By ecdc I'd love a landslide, but all the polling suggests otherwise. I think Obama will probably win, but I think we've got to keep in mind that young people, who have registered in droves for Obama, are also the least likely to show up on election day. The elderly show up like clockwork. So with polls as close as they are in Florida, Ohio, and North Carolina, there's a good chance McCain will take those. Fortunately, it looks like his chances of taking Pennsylvania are a long shot. Right now, Obama can lose Ohio and Florida and still have a 70%+ chance of winning the election. McCain doesn't have that luxury; the numbers have to go perfectly for him.
Originally Posted By ecdc I'd also add, people are enthusiastic *for* Obama, so he draws huge crowds. But on the Republican side, they're enthusiastic against Obama and staying in power; they may not turn out in huge numbers for a McCain rally. But they'll vote. Constant vigilance! https://donate.barackobama.com/page/contribute/standardvidbottom?source=mainnav_bt_dn_c If you can't donate, then consider volunteering time in a phone bank. This weekend you can take your cell phone and use your free nights and weekends to make calls. If you live in a state that borders a swing state, you can drive and canvass. You'll watch the poll numbers close a bit this week; we can't give McCain a chance to build momentum!
Originally Posted By WorldDisney WOW, 100,000 people!!! That's insane. That's like two days of DL crowds in the summer or 9 days of DCA crowds in the summmer (bringing it back kids, bringing it back ;D). Anyway, i wish I could remember where, but I read somewhere McCain had like 1,000 people for a rally last week lol. I mean its almost like watching people turn out for a Miley Cyrus concert vs a LaToya Jackson one .
Originally Posted By WorldDisney And agreed ecdc!! Truth is there is a lot of excitement for Obama, not so much for McCain, but those people who really hate Obama will reluntantly vote for McCain at the end of the day and they WILL be unified in doing it, we cant forget that.
Originally Posted By Mr X Meh. They're all demoralized. They'll stay home and cry on election day (probably all gather at Beaumandy's house later to get wasted and cry some more). Seriously guys, relax. It's in the bag! Landslide!
Originally Posted By WorldDisney ^^Mr. X arent you the same guy who posted about his father saying Obama has NO chance regardless what the polls say? It's like watching overcofident X battle with doubtful X everyday lol. We're not sure which one we are getting. Apparently overconfident X has decided to come and play today ;D.
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 <<Momentum is a powerful thing. Unless something really hinky happens in the next 8 days, I think we could see (and yes I'm serious) a Ronald Reagan style rout.>> That "hinky" thing could be the media. For the next eight days, they could all decide to run with a continuing commentary about how amazing it is that a man who is half-African-American is commanding the biggest lead in any recent presidential election. Or they could decide that it would be better for ratings/readership (read: revenue) to try to even out the race. Maybe they'll print more articles about allegations that Obama is Muslim, maybe they'll make a big push again about how polls can't be trusted when one of the candidates is Black, or maybe they'll decide to make a new, big, last-minute, breathless story out of one of the many whacko "tips" that they receive constantly from non-credible sources.
Originally Posted By SuperDry The election will not be "in the bag" for any candidate until the polls close on Election Day. Let's not have anyone count any chickens before they're hatched. Anyone that has an opinion on this election should keep up the pressure, whether they think their candidate or issue is winning or losing, until Election Day.
