Just got back from the Obama/Biden appearance in Dublin, Ohio (suburb of Columbus). There was an insane number of people there, at Dublin Coffman High School's football stadium and astroturf playing field. Somebody mentioned the number 50,000--have no idea.
Introductory speakers were John Patrick Carney, running for the Ohio House, Rich Cordray, running for Ohio Attorney General, Mary Jo Kilroy, running for US Congress in the 15th District, Sen. Sherrod Brown, Gov. Ted Strickland and Sen. John Glenn.
Here are some photos:
UPDATE: Press reports have the crowd at ~20,000.
If anyone wants to see a larger version of any of these, here's a flickr set:
http://flickr.com/...
UPDATE (cont.):
Lest anyone get complacent, Obama talked about the hard work ahead, saying "I don't know if you noticed, but the people at Denver were Democrats." Reports of the death of the Republican Party are greatly exaggerated (McCain drew ~12K the day before in Dayton. Kerry drew a huge crowd at Ohio State in 2004 a few days before the election and we know how that turned out. Every campaign organizer I have talked to talks about how hard it is going to be here to win. From the comfort of a sofa, with a glass of wine, one could call Obama and his campaign staff "concern trolls."
Pledge of Allegiance:
John Patrick Carney, candidate for the Ohio House:
Mary Jo Kilroy, candidate for US Congress (OH-15):
Columbus Mayor Mike Coleman in bleachers:
Rich Cordray, candidate for Ohio Attorney General:
Sen. Sherrod Brown:
Gov. Ted Strickland:
Sen. John Glenn:
Crowd gets pumped up for Obama/Biden entrance: