75,000 Strong

Now what about 75,000? What am I referring to? Barack Obama held a rally today in Portland, Oregon, two days before the state of Oregon goes to the polls to choose the Democratic Party nominee for President. And boy, what a crowd Obama drew. Take a look at this picture...




Here is a brief blog post on the Washington Post's website...

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/05/18/record_obama_crowd_the_size_of.html

Record Obama Crowd, the Size of a City

By Matthew Mosk
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Sen. Barack Obama has seen his share of large crowds over the last 15 months, but his campaign said they have not approached the numbers gathered along the waterfront here right now.

The campaign, citing figures from Duane Bray, battalion chief of Portland Fire & Rescue, estimated that 75,000 people are watching him speak.

The scene suggests this is not an exaggeration. The sea of heads stretches for half a mile along the grassy embankment, while others watch from kayaks and power boats bobbing on the Willamette River. More hug the rails of the steel bridge that stretches across the water and crowds are even watching from jetties on the opposite shore


"The size of a city" states the Washington Post. That just puts things into perspective on how large his rallies have been. Here's another picture...

A wider shot of the rally. I find it fascinating that there were people on boats and even on the bridge in the distance (according to the Washington Post) listening to Obama. Just unbelievable. And this is only to see a politician....