Obama packs them in in Seattle

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President Obama looks on as Sen. Patty Murray speaks at a UW rally Thursday. Murray faces a tight race against Republican Dino Rossi. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Barack Obama can still draw a crowd in Seattle.

The president, who packed KeyArena during the 2008 campaign, appeared before more than 10,000 people during an event at Hec Ed Pavilion on the UW campus Thursday for Sen. Patty Murray, who faces a stiff challenge this November from Republican Dino Rossi.

Obama and Murray took the stage together. While Murray spoke, the president drifted near her right elbow, jacketless with shirt sleeves rolled up. He nodded, crossed his arms, clapped and cheered along with the crowd.

"My opponent, he's running on what he wants to take away from you. My opponent has staked his entire campaign on one word: No," Murray said.

Obama told the crowd: "We need you fired up."

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Note- HecEd doesn't hold more than that crowd. People were lined up a 6 in the morning to get in.

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Those at the front of the line reported they arrived in the early-morning hours, around 6 a.m, for most. Josh Ritchey, a recent high-school graduate from Olympia, left home with a group of friends during the middle of the night to make it to Seattle early. He was yawning in line Thursday, and wishing he'd remembered to bring a coat.

"We left our houses in Olympia at 2:30 this morning," Ritchey said.

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1. Sunday in Columbus people were camped out in line at

2am, the gates didn't open until 5pm.

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2. My daughter and I left our eastern Washington home

at 4 am to get there! Well worth the trip. Feel like I know him now (was only @ 100 ft. from the stage). If only for the energy - crowd's and his -- and other wonderful Washington candidates -- fabulous experience. He is a good, good, honorable, dedicated, genuine, man!!!!!!!

And the crowd roared!



(I know, I've reported this AD NAUSEUM on different threads...for those who it bothers, SORRY! :nopity: As long as I am still feeling like "this" from the event, and as long as threads keep popping up, I'M POSTING! Hope you'll humor me... or just, move along! :) )