I am not a math whiz, so correct me if I am wrong, but when I did the math 74,000 is only .037% of 2 million. So if no other people from anywhere else in the country attended the speech, less than 4% of the Charlotte metro would have to attend to fill the seats for an historic event. If the Obama campaign is having to bus people in, that is really pitiful.
Ahh... It's 3.7% of 2 million.
So if no other people from anywhere else in the country attended the speech
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Flying them in at the last minute would be insanely expensive.