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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsInsanely large crowd for Obama rally, Richmond, Va.
Greg Sargent ?@ThePlumLineGS
RT @APBobLewis: Insanely large crowd for Obama rally, Richmond, Va. pic.twitter.com/0KqZDWy5
1:15 ET: President Obama delivers remarks at a campaign event at Byrd Park, Richmond, Virginia (Event Over: Watch replay at CSpan link in a few hours)
C-Span - http://www.c-span.org/Campaign2012/Events/Pres-Obama-Battleground-States-Tour/10737435310/
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Insanely large crowd for Obama rally, Richmond, Va. (Original Post)
bigtree
Oct 2012
OP
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)1. nice
onehandle
(51,122 posts)2. Great, now get back to Ohio. nt
HughBeaumont
(24,461 posts)4. I'll be there tonight . . . .
Can't wait.
nichomachus
(12,754 posts)3. Meanwhile, Romney's crowds aren't as large
but they are insane.
efhmc
(14,731 posts)7. Funny and on point.
snagglepuss
(12,704 posts)20. LOLOL
Buddaman
(503 posts)5. GO VIRGINIA!!!!
Hell Yeah GO VA
Rockyj
(538 posts)6. Has Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan...
ever brought in crowds like this? I don't think so!
bigtree
(85,998 posts)10. I don't think so!
Obama for America VA ?@OFA_VA
Amazing crowd ready to see the President at Byrd Park. great view of the Carillon, too. #americaforward http://instagr.am/p/RNdpLfyYo2/
bigtree
(85,998 posts)9. Prez speaking . . .
postulater
(5,075 posts)11. His voice is going. nt
bigtree
(85,998 posts)13. he was saying that this morning
still better than Clinton or Gore's at this point. He can still project. Some folks can't and end up sounding weak or strange. He still sounds mostly like himself.
bigtree
(85,998 posts)14. here you go
Barack Obama ?@BarackObama
President Obama in VA: My voice sounds just a little hoarse. We are right in the middle of our 8-state, fly-around campaign extravaganza.
outsideworld
(601 posts)12. Damn
Thats easily over 20k
bigtree
(85,998 posts)15. 15,000
Lis Smith ?@Lis_Smith (Director of Rapid Response, Obama for America.)
A tale of two VA events: @BarackObama gets 15,000 in Richmond, @PaulRyanVP struggles to get 1,000 in Bristol. #AmericaForward!
BumRushDaShow
(129,122 posts)17. Woot
Go VA!
ohheckyeah
(9,314 posts)18. You can listen here:
K Gardner
(14,933 posts)19. Kick
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)21. Wow, in Richmond, not Northern Va.
Very cool!