There seems to be differing estimates of the crowd which showed up. The stadium was maybe 50-75% filled, not an overflow crowd by any means, but still indicative of ardor not completely extinguished.
We STILL have the blind, the lame, the crazy, the old ladies and little children showing up in force, though they are maybe not a majority in any town. But are we to accord them moral authority vastly in excess of their numbers? I think not, but emotion is such a fickle thing.
Not yet a slam-dunk for Mitt Romney, no matter what Dick Morris may be saying. But if Obama loses Ted Turner, then the bottom is pretty close.
Even NYT isn’t cutting Obama nearly as much slack as they were.
There seems to be differing estimates of the crowd which showed up. The stadium was maybe 50-75% filled, not an overflow crowd by any means, but still indicative of ardor not completely extinguished.
The Newser's crowd estimates are probably about as accurate as their push poll results at this stage. Here's a close-up of the enthusiastic audience in the upper deck. Doesn't look to me like the joint was 50-75 percent full. Not by a long shot.