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Crowd in Richmond, VA: Waiting for POTUS, literally as far as the eye can see. - pic (Original Post) Kadie Oct 2012 OP
Heading out in a few minutes to see him when he gets to Cleveland liberal N proud Oct 2012 #1
My birthplace :) arcane1 Oct 2012 #2
In Richmond??? deafskeptic Oct 2012 #4
Yep, born and raised arcane1 Oct 2012 #6
NBC12 in Richmond will be live streaming soon PunkinPi Oct 2012 #3
Has Romney gotten crowds anywhere near this size? Native Oct 2012 #5
Wonderful to see. I hope Brian Williams is still with Obama. Zen Democrat Oct 2012 #7
Fox News would call that a handful of people ;-) cdn-liberal Oct 2012 #8

deafskeptic

(463 posts)
4. In Richmond???
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 12:41 PM
Oct 2012

I was born there too! I'm surprised but pleased @ that turn out for our POTUS. I grew up in a conservative burb of Ricmond.

 

arcane1

(38,613 posts)
6. Yep, born and raised
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 12:59 PM
Oct 2012


It was a nice touch of nostalgia to see this photo, with the autumn trees etc

Zen Democrat

(5,901 posts)
7. Wonderful to see. I hope Brian Williams is still with Obama.
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 01:26 PM
Oct 2012

He was obnoxious this morning with Chuck Toad. Toad asked him about the enthusiasm factor and Williams said (in Tampa) that Obama had a crowd of about 5,000 and in 2008 it would have been 50,000.

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