Posted on 06/05/2008 9:17:16 PM PDT by ReagansRaiders
Just yesterday, the media and Democrat-ick officials and Obama campaign staff were claiming that Barry Obama would draw between 25,000 and 50,000 to his "Old-Time Traveling Medicine Show" at the Nissan Pavillion in PWC today where he would hawk his modern day snake oil remedies. The Pavillion holds 25,000 for concerts and it was expected that nearly double that number would show up in a sea of humanity stretching far beyond the gates.
Now, the WashPo is reporting that only about 10,000 people showed up, which given their propensity for fuzzy math favoring Democrats, means there were probably more on the order of about 7,500 to 8,000 people there. Even if they did reach 10,000, the place would have been more than half empty and only 1/5 the size of the crowd they had hoped for.
Barry, meet reality. Welcome to Prince William County.
UPDATE: Bearing Drift is calling this event a "bust" for Obama.
*Sob*/S
Everything else was a mess.
I'd guess 2500, tops!
yitbos
They need to learn to have a popular band for free concert like the last big gathering.
Due to an act of God?
All this talk of Obama swinging VA is missing one point, Tidwater. Kerry beat Bush 65-35 in Nolfolk VA, Obama will not beat McCain by that Margin, 57-43% will be my guess.
Has the wave crested already?
Operation CHAOS terminated?
Republicans staying home, not interested in Obamaramadingdong’s: “uhm, aaah, as I said before, blah, blah, blaaaah, bla....”
His last public appearance without a major rock band. They’ll have no shortage sycophant musicians jumping at the chance for the gig.
The MSM only reported on the BIG crowds during the concerts and special appearances by celebrities to create the illusion of popularity and NEVER reported the small turnouts because it didn't fit into the MSM/Obama agenda.
The Liberal reality is an illusion.
Bingo!
And the kids wont show up on election day.
They never do.
Oh, they show up for MTV rock the vote partys and that sort of thing, but when it came time to “vote or die” they were at home smoking doobies.
Correct. Osama won’t draw big crowds again until late August. Then the college kids will be back and he gets his crowds again.
“Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show” would be a good theme song for the democrat national convention in August.
Hmmmmm. That is an interesting point. I wonder if the Obama campign is going to strugle over the same origizing college towns and the stuff..
But I do. Well, actually, I vote absentee, since Engineering School generally owns my life during the regular semester.
It's such a pity that the GOP couldn't field a proper candidate this year.
I'm not sure Obama will beat McCain in Tidewater at all. The Tidewater area is heavily military, and heavily Navy. This is the Tidewater's bread and butter, and Obama's comments on reducing the military would directly, negatively, effect *their* pocketbooks...
the infowarrior
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