The contrast between the people showing up at the Kerry rally today and at this Bush event is quite striking. Huge crowd, lots of smiling faces here and every one is having a good time. They still came even though the weather wasn't picture-perfect. The Kerry rally had maybe a fraction of this turnout, people who looked sour and depressed and no one seemed to have fun! Wide angle shots like yours tell you more about the state of a campaign than any poll will. Send these along to Larry Sabato - maybe he can tell you who he thinks looks like a winner.
Poplar Bluff population about 17,000 and the Pres drew from 22 to 30,000 people in the rain yet!
I don't know the population of Cleveland but it's considerably more than Poplar Bluff and Kerry only drew a handful.