Posted on 10/05/2008 5:29:57 PM PDT by maccaca
The more criticism heaped on Sarah Palin, the more her Nebraska fans said Sunday they would rally around the Republican vice presidential candidate with the folksy demeanor.
Palin, several Republicans said, has been unfairly maligned by Democratic critics and "gotcha" journalists who don't like the Alaska governor because she's a political outsider with down-home roots.
"She's one of us. She has a family and she has a job," said Carolyn Gigstad, a Republican from Syracuse, Neb., who was a working mother until a couple of years ago.
"I think she has a lot more on the ball than a lot of people give her credit for," Gigstad said.
She was among those who waited in line Sunday afternoon for several hours to get a good seat to listen to Palin speak at the Omaha Civic Auditorium, 18th Street and Capitol Avenue.
Sarah Palin rally in Omaha Many had to hire babysitters and cancel family dinners to make time for Palin's last-minute visit to Nebraska.
Obama has 10,000 in Asheville today. I believe Sarah could draw 3x-5x that
Thanks for the thread. Did anyone see her autograph a box of baby wipes?
I read the number was 28 000. These states are being underestimated by McCain
UGH...I missed it! Went walking with hubby and we were praying up a storm like Elijah did! Keep praying and fasting folks. Keep your appointed time for prayer until election rolls around. If you haven’t signed up please do!! We are going to need every prayer and every vote we can get our hands on!! There is POWER in prayer!! Do you know how many folk were there?
What UGH?
You’re correct according to the Asheville paper. A city that fanies itself as the Appalachian Berkley. I still say Sarah would blow those numbers away in the same town.
I’m kicking myself because I missed the rally on the web! Just caught the end of it...Bummer:(
Omaha??? Palin is campaigning in Omaha?? WTF?!
Just got back. I had a wonderful time at the event!!!
What was the total estimate of crowd there? Any idea? I’m hoping for more than 6,000 like it has been reported!
It was that and more (IMO) The music hall they used filled up quick. Quite a few got turned away. The lines were LONG (amazing on such short notice).
There “Obama-bots” looked like a bunch of college kids. A few snuck in and tried to shout down Johanns and Palin but were quickly shounted back at and escorted out.
If she gets national news coverage, she's campaigning everywhere. Her stops are not just local events.
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