McCain drew an unenthusiastic crowd of about 2,500 to a rally in St. Charles

[Swede]

The Arizona senator was campaigning in midwestern Missouri on Monday, after Obama attracted a monstrous crowd of 100,000 people to St. Louis on Saturday.

McCain drew an unenthusiastic crowd of about 2,500 to a rally in St. Charles, an affluent town outside St. Louis where he warned that Obama was bent on "redistributing wealth" and forcing families into a "huge government-run health care plan."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081020/ts_afp/usvote_081020164125

[stray cat]

1. Was Palin with him or have they let her off the leash yet?

[patrice]

2. The People are TIRED of the LIES.

[WI_DEM]

3. Obama draws 100K and 75K in MO and Gramps gets an unenthusiastic 2500

did he offer them free gifts to come?

[Ikonoklast]

14. He bribed them with pudding.

His demographic tends, ahh, umm, ancient.

[SteelPenguin]

4. wow 2,500 people?

If only Obama could draw those kind of crowds....It'd make his secret service detachment's job alot easier.

[NRaleighLiberal]

8. now that's what I call a BASE - as in the bottom of the barrel!

[CakeGrrl]

5. Is he down to preaching to the choir now? n/t

[FLyellowdog]

6. That's too bad...NOT!

:nopity:

[Schulzz]

7. How many towns in MO would McCain have to visit to draw 175.000 in total?

I guess there aren't enough towns in MO. :rofl:

[woofless]

24. Just hit Joplin three or four times.

That should do it.

[VWolf]

26. Exactly 70, at this rate. That's 5-a-day

until the election. Meanwhile, Obama blankets all the battlegrounds and a few red states, just for good measure.

:rofl:

[Sweet Freedom]

9. Hmm....that link takes me to a different story

"Clinton joins Obama's bid to crush McCain comeback hopes"

[Swede]

13. It's a about half way down the page,but it's there.

I liked this quote so much more.

[Sweet Freedom]

15. Thanks! /nt

[renate]

WOW. It actually says "unenthusiastic" in the story

I couldn't believe it when I saw it in the OP because it just seemed too good to be true!

Have the MSM ever been this blunt in any other recent election?

[Sodan]

10. Bob Barr could attract more than that :D

[redstate_democrat]

11. St. Charles is not "affluent"

It is merely an outer suburb of St. Louis and the most affluent thing they have out in St. Charles is the "Ameristar Casino" and that ain't saying much. It's about 25 minutes from downtown St. Louis. Give me a break.

[chelsea0011]

12. They were handing out tee shirts that said,

"I came to a McCain/Palin rally and all I got was that asshole McCain":sarcasm:

[RamboLiberal]

16. Amazing - get a clue McShame - your ahole base wants

Caribou Barbie in the WH, not your tired old ass!

[liberal N proud]

17. 100,000 to 2,500 in the same metro area

That should tell McCain, the M$M and the world something.

[Bozita]

18. Just read a report from a DUer in attendance. Said crowd was more like 500. Loudspeakers provided...

... the chants and cheers.

[janx]

20. Where is this report?

Loudspeakers provided chants and cheers? What, tapes?

[Bozita]

21. Tigermoose reported ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4273551

[janx]

23. Thank you!

:hi:

[JimWis]

19. I see these crowd sizes as sort of a poll in it's self. And the crowd

size polls are extremely in Obama's favor. Good to hear.

[beac]

22. He's nothing without Bible Spice.

When she's not on the menu, the crowds prefer to stay home and wash their hoods.

[npincus]

25. 2,500 is pretty good for a zombie.