Obama: "You people are really pretty emotional"

[bigtree]

Watching the huge crowd at the Obama rally in Manassas Park, Va. . . . On C-Span Now . . . waiting for Obama . . . very exciting!

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November 3, 2008

There’s a big party going on at the Prince William Fairgrounds. Thousands have gathered to see the final stop in Barack Obama’s historic campaign.

The Obama camp took over one of the fairground’s two parking lots on the eve of the 2008 presidential election, and flocks came to watch the historic rally.

Organizers expected nearly 40,000 people to attend.

http://www.insidenova.com/isn/news/politics/article/obama_supporters_flock_to_fairgrounds/23858/


Obama phones voters during stop in Charlotte

Monday, November 3, 2008 at 9:07 p.m.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, campaigning in Charlotte on the eve of a historic election, made a surprise stop Monday to greet volunteers and make phone calls from one of his local field offices.

Obama made several phone calls, urging supporters to go to the polls on Election Day.

"I would love to have your support," the Illinois senator told one person on the phone. "I need you to get out tomorrow. It's going to be really close."

He told volunteers in the Charlotte office, where supporters were making signs and encouraging people to vote, that they are transforming the state. North Carolina hasn't backed a Democratic presidential candidate since Jimmy Carter in 1976.

Declaring that "if we take North Carolina, we take the election," he joked that his supporters shouldn't be partying.

"We have 36 more hours," he said. "We have to get back to work."

Obama also played with a soft foam basketball, shooting it toward a small hoop and played a little with former Boston Celtics coach M.L. Carr. He was touched by one woman, Alverna Bracy, an elderly black woman who broke down in tears when she saw Obama.

"You people are really pretty emotional," he said.



Barack Obama sheds tears as he talks about his grandmother at a rally in Charlotte on Monday. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

[bdamomma]

1. thanks watching now.

the callers for mc cain must be crazy, and are totally forgeting what mc cain has said about being in Iraq for 100 years, he is not a well man, kiss goodbye the Supreme Court and Palin being his replacement if anything did happen to him. We are on the edge of the cliff right now.

[bigtree]

3. sound down

cue up Stevie Wonder

[bigtree]

8. **ON STAGE NOW**

:bounce: LAST RALLY of the campaign

[Diane R]

2. Oh....that picture. How heartbreaking; on the eve of his biggest day.

[bdamomma]

4. my heart goes out to him during this time.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

5. Bigtree,

that is THE picture that defines the pride I would like restored to us as a nation. Caring and compassion.

Thank you so much.

[buff2]

6. Boy.............that picture hit me like a ton of bricks

I can't helping crying myself. My heart goes out to him. :cry:

[BrklynLiberal]

7. Heartbreaking picture...

[AZBlue]

9. I'm SO relieved that I'm not the only one he has that effect on!

[lurky]

10. What an image...

What a man...