Unfortunately, I wasn’t there. I’m down in Fort Gordon, GA, for training, but I did watch Sarah’s speech via live feed on the internet. My mom (RightOnlinesWife) was there for the whole shebang, though.
The news is totally under reporting last night’s turnout. WRAL-TV news said last night that there were 10,000 in attendance, and the News & Observer said today that there were 5,000 there and that 2,000 had to be turned away.
The place was PACKED!!! According to the fairgrounds website, there is 95,000 sq. ft. of main floor space and 3,000 sq. ft. of meeting room (which I don’t know if it was utilized) in the Jim Graham Building. The stage wasn’t very big, and there were a few sections of bleachers, but the rest of it was packed with standing people.