Detroit Free Press: Thousands wait in Ann Arbor for Obama tickets

[marmar]

Teman Evans didn’t intend to do it.

But the 32-year-old turned out to be the first in line at the University of Michigan’s Union Ticket Office.

By this morning, thousands were behind him in a line that snaked for blocks outside the Michigan Union on State Street.

“I got here at 7:30 last night and thought there’d be a whole crew waiting for a month and somehow I was the first one,” said Evans. ..................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.freep.com/article/20120126/NEWS05/120126022/Obama-tickets-Ann-Arbor?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

[ecstatic]

1. Nobody would wait that long to see Newt or Romney

Even if they are lucky enough to become president.

[Romulox]

2. Odd choice of venue. A large number of attendees won't be registered to vote in Michigan.

[marmar]

3. Well, they're probably registered to vote somewhere.

nt

[Romulox]

5. Right. But the purpose of the President's "swing state" tour is to influence voting in specific

states.

Detroit would have been a much more well considered place for this rally.

[spartan61]

4. This is one time I would be

happy to wait in line and cheer with the Wolverines for the same "team" instead of cheering against them. Sure wish I was in Ann Arbor to see our President.

[Romulox]

6. It gets weirder. The President has picked the public U with the highest paid president (~$1 million)

to campaign for lower college costs.

http://www.freep.com/article/20120127/NEWS05/120127008/Obama-U-M-crowd-We-re-putting-colleges-notice-not-jack-up-tuition?odyssey=mod|breaking|text|FRONTPAGE

Has Mary Sue Coleman heard about this?