President Kerry draws 17,000 in Las Cruces, NM pop 74,267,

[TrueAmerican]

http://www.borderlandnews.com/updates/1023-kerryinlc.shtml
About 1/4 the population of the city.

I was there too.

[flpoljunkie]

1. From your link, a great quote from JK about not wanting to divided America

"We have a chance in these next days, for you and I in America," the Democratic presidential candidate said. "Some people want this country to be blue states and red states. I don't want to divide America. I want us to be one America - red, white and blue, all of us together."

John Kerry will word hard to unite this country. After four long years of George W. "I'm a uniter, not a divider" Bush, this country has never been more divided.

[Kimber Scott]

8. I hope he's right. My neighbor of eight years all of a sudden is very cold

to me since I put my Kerry/Edwards sign in the window. Very cold. It's sad.

[SpiralHawk]

9. THAT RED, WHITE, AND BLUE LINE IS A WINNER

KERRY SHOULD GET OUT IN AN AD QUICKLY, AND PLAY IT TILL THE ELECTION

(EXCUSE MALFUNCTIONING CAPS KEY)

[elperromagico]

14. I think it's borrowed from Barack Obama's DNC keynote address. n/t

[stevedeshazer]

2. Woo-hoo!

Outstanding!

:thumbsup:

[Roland99]

3. That's what I'm talkin' 'bout!!

Screw the polls!

Look at this, folks!

Kerry is LOVED!

[liberalmuse]

4. I have a soft spot for Las Cruces...

lived there for a few years. I'm glad to see a fairly conservative town show up for Kerry! I also know of two people who live there who are going to be voting for him. :)

[Sparkly]

5. After Pueblo this morning?

Where does this man get his stamina?! :D

[Nana]

6. I was there!

It was wonderful!!! The first I've attended like this and it was, well, moving and exciting! He looked awesome! My 23-year old daughter had tears in her eyes (so did I)...she was thrilled..and my 75-year old mom and her boyfriend went, too!

Got rave reviews for my shirt and was even filmed by a newscrew..it read "If you can read this, you are NOT the President."

[Pikku]

7. I was there, too!

I'll have pictures tomorrow. I got in line at 11:30, and when Kerry started speaking at 3:30, there were STILL people lined up waiting to get in.

And people were NICE. Nice, nice, nice.

[byronm]

10. Isn't this a secret town?

Las Cruces - isn't that the Home of the Nukes?

I wish i could live there - your smack dab in the middle of some of the most beautifull land in all north america!

Glad to see the turnout!

[nicktom]

11. Bill Clinton going to NM. Ho;y shit. n/t

[Pikku]

12. Here are some pictures

[newsguyatl]

13. you know what's so weird

i didn't even blink when i read "president kerry" -- it seems so natural.