3,000 people and 17,000 empty seats greet Obama at Meadowlands in Jersey

[Herman Munster]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/04/spirit-of-upset_n_84948.html

Despite the brutal schedule of the pre-Super Tuesday endgame, Senator Barack Obama seemed crisp and inspired this afternoon throughout his 35-minute address at the Meadowlands here.

The crowd of 3,000 did not fill the 20,000-seat stadium, and it was smaller than the throngs of 12,000 to 20,000 that he has drawn in other states. Supporters attributed this in part to the timing, location and snowy weather.

[goodgd_yall]

1. They're at work.

What do you expect for a Monday afternoon?

[mtnsnake]

2. Shows what happens when Oprah isn't there

[MadBadger]

3. He got 15,000 In Hartford Today, 20,000 In Minneapolis on Saturday, 15,000 In Boise...

18,000 in Denver, and Over 20,000 in St. Louis. All without Oprah.

[mtnsnake]

12. So that explains it. All those people missing from Jersey traveled to see him in those other cities

lol

[NightWatcher]

4. they were out canvassing and working the phones

[NJSecularist]

5. What do you expect on Monday morning?

[KittyWampus]

6. better they book very large arenas and have empty seats, than have to turn away overflow

as they had been having to do.

[REDFISHBLUEFISH]

7. I bet anyone of the Giants players woulda filled that joint today!

[question everything]

8. Edwards filled a union hall - OK. only 600

at -11, windchill -30 in St. Paul last week.

[robbedvoter]

9. Clenis's fault - I'm sure!

[NJSecularist]

10. What do you expect on Monday morning, Hermy?

[tilsammans]

11. And don't forget . . .

. . . all those hangovers from Super Bowl Sunday, when we witnessed the Meadowlands' own Giants make history!

:toast:

[KoKo]

13. I'm not an Obama supporter but think it's GREAT he's getting Huge crowds and

this NYT article is just snarky. I don't think John Kerry ever got anything like what Obama is getting.

So, even though he's not my choice...I sure think he's doing something really good getting these huge amounts of people out to listen to him.

[CyberPieHole]

14. LOL...guess if Ophra's not there the "uniter" can't unite his posse...

:kick: and recommend

[ErnestoG]

15. He's running ahead in NJ, isn't he?

[NJSecularist]

17. Now, now...

Facts may hurt the Hillbot's heads...

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

16. Booo!

[Mz Pip]

18. How many came out for Hillary

at Yale?

[Iceburg]

19. Bring back Gay-No-More McClurkin ...he can draw a crowd /nt

[Lucinda]

20. No offense Herman, but any day we can get 3000 people out to hear a Dem

is a good day.

But I do get the poetic justice point of your post. :)

[Summerza]

21. Imagine if this fiasco happened to HIllary: It would be in CNN, NYT, WaPo, Dailykos

etcetera, etcetera.

And I'm talking front page.