Oh yeah, that Pres. Obama can't draw a crowd...

[Drunken Irishman]

Coach Obama?

[southmost]

1. loved watching the barricade jumping crowd in Madison

a big crowd charged full of energy

[impik]

2. Mr. Unpopular.

[Tarheel_Dem]

15. Nailed it!

:rofl:

[Supersedeas]

27. wait wait wait....CNN has a poll of 14 people that was conducted in the board room upstairs.

[boomerbust]

And oh ya

Mr. Feingold was there. After being told all day long He would not attend. The Badgers love themselves some Barack Hussein Obama. Excellent crowd.

[boomerbust]

3. And oh ya

Mr. Feingold was there. After being told all day long He would not attend. The Badgers love themselves some Barack Hussein Obama. Excellent crowd.

[MyNameIsKhan]

4. new low in poll numbers - oh looks like invalid poll numbers

this guys still has his base and in mid 50% approval, same as he won in 2008

[Scurrilous]

5. K & R

:thumbsup:

[Phx_Dem]

6. Yeah, what a loser.

:P :patriot:

He's still got it.

[nmbluesky]

7. I can't stand with him

because he is so awesome!!!!
:yourock:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. I think the Secret Service had their hands full!

All those folks wanting to get close!

GREAT pics!

[rury]

16. Hey Barack...

:yourock:

[BlueIdaho]

9. Oh dear god look at all that apathy!

Don't believe the M$M. They work for the rich.

[madmax]

10. Silly Irishman

Didn't you hear P.J. O'Rourke tonight on Tweety. "Obama has lost the Youth vote." :sarcasm:

[postulater]

11. 27000 on the Library Mall is amazing.

It's the size of a football field when you include both streets and adjacent lots.

I remember it when the ground was so saturated with tear gas that your eyes would burn just walking from the library to the Union for weeks.

(And sitting in the back of a cop car in handcuffs. But that's another story.)

[Kolesar]

22. 27,000 - at one rally in Madison - is half the size of the *national Tea Party*

Do you remember the sit-in about Dupont? I saw a documentary on PBS about it.

[Top Cat]

12. K&R

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

13. Oh my God, see how much they hate him!!?!?!?!? n/t

:sarcasm:

[Cognitive_Resonance]

14. HA HA! nt

[uponit7771]

17. The loath him so much they jumping at him :-)

[peekaloo]

18. Oh Lawd save us! He's indoctrinating those young uns with his Socialist charm!!!!

:D

[vaberella]

19. OMG...that football team is full of hotties. Everyone younger than me. But hot. n/t

[AC_Mem]

20. I think this hopey changey thing

is still working for us. These kind of pictures still make me cry with pride for my President and my country.

[lunatica]

21. He needs to do this all the time

He'll find it makes his job easier by a mile or two. Instead of back room deals just take it to the people. Let the Republicans see how much Americans are backing him.

Oh, and if it sticks in their craws to see his immense popularity well then, I won't be unhappy.

[avaistheone1]

23. The Bushs drew crowds too

One Bush was not reelected and the other was appointed.

[impik]

25. So in two years he'll be gone too and you'll be happy

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[DevonRex]

32. You know what? Absolutely NOTHING you say can dampen the spirits of those college kids.

And nothing you say can dampen the spirits of Democrats here, either. Democrats will turn out to vote, too.

You can't piss in our cornflakes. We've covered the bowls.

[Drunken Irishman]

33. I actually don't ever remember Bush drawing 27,000 two years into his presidency.

Maybe, MAYBE he came sorta close to that in 2004 for his reelection bid - but certainly not in a midterm. Nope.

[DevonRex]

35. Neither do I. nt

[karynnj]

38. Not in 2004 - he had small pre-selected, not public appearances

Kerry broke all records before him and his crowds were enthusiastic and engaged - and could be seen mostly - just on CSPAN, because, of course, seeing Candy Crowley speak to CNN's audience from the deserted parking lot was far more newsworthy. Imagine had the networks covered those happy, hopeful rallies that got progressively bigger. That is what usually gives campaigns momentum.

[Drunken Irishman]

39. Yes. I remember small crowds for Bush.

He generally held those faux town halls, so maybe a couple thousand at the most.

Certainly in 2002, he could probably never drum up the type of support Obama saw last night. In 2006, he was too toxic to even get most of that.

[karynnj]

40. I agree , but I think he COULD have drawn a large crowd in 2006 .....

but it would not have been a friendly one. :)

[Drunken Irishman]

41. aha! Very good point. :P

When Bush came to Salt Lake City in 2006 (I think it was 2006), this is what welcomed him!

[treestar]

24. Gee, there's hardly anyone there.

And Feingold is avoiding him.

Oh, wait.

[otohara]

28. Oh The Anger

anger, anger, anger, everybody is angry according to the MSM.

Not everybody media-whores.

[Ter]

29. What's your point?

I can name someone who used to be able to draw massive crowds as well.

[uponit7771]

30. Who? TIA

[Drunken Irishman]

34. And that would be?

[Ter]

42. The worst dictator of the 20th Century

I'm in no way comparing the two, just saying that crowds mean nothing and don't impress me much.

[DevonRex]

37. Give us a link to a 27,000 crowd for that someone else for a midterm election.

If you don't have one then it didn't happen.

We all know it didn't happen, so don't bother. Really. And we all know what your point is.

[babsbunny]

31. Everyone looks sooooo happy!

And Excited! I saw him speak before he was elected! I will never forget!

[karynnj]

36. Note that we hear, but don't see the excited Palin crowds

It really looks like the crowd absolutely loved him.

[handmade34]

43. Fired Up...