Obama Thursday Town Hall Tickets Run Out (Virginia)

[Hissyspit]

Source: Bristol Herald Courier

Obama Thursday Town Hall Tickets Run Out

VIDEO AT LINK

CBS Washington Bureau Correspondent Joel Brown reports on the Democratic run for the White House on News Channel 11’s Morning Edition. Anchor Josh Smith details Sen. Barack Obama’s scheduled town hall meeting Thursday at Virginia High School in Bristol.

By DAVID MCGEE
Staff Writer / Bristol Herald Courier
Published: June 4, 2008

UPDATE: News Channel 11’s Bill Christian talked with a Sen. Barack Obama campaign official at the Virginia High location. The ticket supplies have run out. There is a waiting list at the Virginia High School location. Your Tri-Cities news Source will have more details today on News Channel 11 at Noon.

BRISTOL, Va. – Susie Walling’s children got her interested in the presidential election, so when she learned Tuesday that Barack Obama was bound for Bristol, she knew the family had to attend. Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee, is scheduled to hold a town hall-style meeting at 11:45 a.m. Thursday at Virginia High School. The visit comes just two days after the Illinois senator clenched the Democratic nomination following a six-month battle with Sen. Hillary Clinton. Virginia hasn’t supported a Democrat for president in 44 years but is now considered a battleground, according to the Associated Press.

“Yes, it’s exciting,” Walling said Tuesday night of Obama’s visit. “I have three teenagers who are excited about this election and interested in the candidates. I wasn’t, but they’ve got me excited.”
Walling was among more than 200 who showed up at Virginia High Tuesday night to get tickets to attend Thursday’s gathering. The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required, according to a news release from the Obama campaign. Walling said two of her three children are eligible to vote and one plans to vote for Obama.

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Come November, Devon Bracher will be eligible to vote and she has already decided to vote for Obama. “I like the way he brings so much hope to everything,” Bracher said. “I think he really can change things.” Travis Clark, who also got his tickets Tuesday evening, said he is excited about the senator’s visit.

“I’m kind of shocked,” Clark said. “I’m glad he’s coming. We support him and we want to get all the people we can here.”
About 3,000 people will be admitted. The doors to the gym are scheduled to open at 9:45 a.m. on Thursday.

Read more: http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/obama_to_hold_town_hall_meeting_in_bristol_thursday/10319

[grannylib]

1. Glad to see the excitement continue! My daughter was at the

rally in St. Paul last night, she said it was the best thing ever.
GoBama! :-) :bounce: :-)

[godai]

2. Obama will also be at Nissan Pavilion (VA) on Thursday at 6 pm.

No tickets are required. Doors open at 3 pm.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

4. Rush hour

I can't even imagine what traffic out there will be like for a 6 pm Obama event.

It'll be jammed.

[godai]

6. Yes, just like a weekday concert...gridlock n/t

[Virginia Dare]

11. Except, curiously the repuke politicians down there..

choose this event to whine about the inconvenience caused to commuters...:nopity: :nopity:

[DCKit]

8. Rush hour from DC is going to start three hours early that day.

(Nissan Pavilion is west of DC off Rt. 66)

[Heather MC]

9. I will be ther volunteering!!!

[DS1]

3. It should be no surprise that a high school would sell out of tickets

Barack could focus on bigger arenas, but it's nice that he's still talking to the locals.

Smart.

[DinahMoeHum]

5. It's not about how many seats there are in the arena. . .

it's how many asses there are in those seats!

:kick::kick::kick:

[sasquatch]

7. Is Midlo bringing her bunco brigade?

[damntexdem]

10. Why did McCain challenge Obama to a series of debates?

Not because McCain will be good in debates -- he just wants to speak before a crowd, rather than before a few people in a basement.

[trogdor]

13. I can think of a few reasons.

None of them good.

1. The cost would likely be split between the two campaigns.
2. It brings Obama closer to McCain and reinforces the Giant Douche vs. Turd Sandwich argument some people make.
3. McCain thinks he can control the environment in his favor.

No way would I agree to joint town halls. Heck, I wouldn't even agree to debate McBush this fall unless I could be assured it was on the up and up.

[Doctor_J]

14. He's probably certain he can rig them

with right-wing "moderators", an earphone like Stupid used, friendly television coverage, etc.

[Virginia Dare]

12. If you're going GET THERE EARLY!!!

once the parking lot is full they will shut it down. They're expecting as many as 50,000 to show up to a venue that holds 25,000. They're describing this as an "epic" event.