I was there for the entire March… it was one of the largest in DC. We had befriended the Capital Police and spoke to them all day.
At 2:30 PM the Capital Police told me directly that they were being told we reached approximately 1.2 million by 1:00PM and that we far exceeded what the city had expected. They would periodically state that DC & the Metro were taken by surprise by such a massive crowd.
In addition, they made comments about how this was one of the best crowds, especially given the numbers, and that they did not mind being out today. The police are probably being constrained by politics, because we are not hearing any of this in the media… also very sad.
BTW: It was also mentioned that after the Inauguration, Obama supporters trashed the mall… after the 9-12 March; we left the Mall perfectly clean… no trash. Obama’s supporters cost us tax dollars from the first day, the 9-12 Marchers saved tax dollars… any surprise.
Thank you so much for your first hand report. Thank you also for standing up for our country. For every person that went, there were probably 5-10 people at home that supported you guys and could not be there for one reason or another. I watched you guys on TV that day with tears of joy streaming down my face. You did us all very proud!