Sunday, May 18, 2008

HUGE Obama Campaign Turnout in Portland OR - 50 to 75,000

75,000 ATTEND OBAMA RALLY IN PORTLAND

Here's the dispatch from NBC/NJ's Athena Jones... Some 75,000 people flocked to Portland’s waterfront Sunday to watch Barack Obama speak, making it the biggest rally the campaign has held to date. Thousands stood on the lawn, dozens watched from boats and from the bridge stretching across the Willamette River. A few kayakers held their paddles and tried to keep their kayaks straight as they watched the candidate, who stood on a makeshift platform. ...(more)
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