I’m assuming a typo and thinking they intended to say ‘Bristol, VA’(not BRISTOW). I’m having trouble buying that 24k number too. Bristol isn’t a small town, but 24k would be quite a draw there for two liberal politicians right out in the middle of Southwest VA, which is probably one of the most conservative areas in the entire country. Then again, dem operatives could have been bussed in from multiple states to there from far and wide.
It’s Bristow. It’s in the DC suburbs and the home of the Jiffy Lube Live arena. It’s about three miles from our house.
We didn’t hear the crowds and we didn’t see the crowds but there were people there because of the minor traffic back-ups, Obama did show up (we heard the Marine One contingent) but we usually hear loud large concerts and this was not loud or large.
I would say he did draw upwards of ten-fifteen thousand which sucks for a free concert but it was cold and it was late, around 10:30 when we heard the helos wooping overhead. From the looks of them at the gas station, the car tags were from DC and MD as much as VA, mostly college kids looking for something to do on Saturday.
It’s what he did last time around to draw crowds only it’s out of desperation.