On the afternoon before Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert held their joint rally, devoted followers of the two Comedy Central leaders made an early pilgrimage to the stage under the Capitol dome. No one attending knows whether the comedians will restore sanity or preserve fear, but the event is likely to score dynamite television ratings and draw throngs to the Mall.
"I'm really excited to be part of something," said Josie Thompson, 30, who had traveled from Durham, N.C., and posed for pictures with her baby Olive in her arms. "It's going to be huge."
Aaron Thompson, a 37-year-old doctoral student, echoed his wife's excitement for the rally, though he considered that "something" to be an open-air comedy show.
"You don't think that once it's so big, it becomes a movement?" asked his wife. She argued that discussing politics -- even cracking wise about it -- to a sea of worshipful followers amounted to a rather "good pulpit."
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