Abreast a giant American flag on the stage of the National Western Arena, a rally for GOP presidential nominee John McCain is getting underway. An estimated 4,000 people have packed the arena. Former Broncos quarterback and hometown hero John Elway will make opening statements before McCain takes the stage. There are a lot of Broncos jerseys in the crowd today.
The latest NPR presidential poll, including Colorado voters, has the Obama-McCain matchup at 52-41.
For those of you who can't control your morbid curiosity, we're liveblogging the McCain festivities at The Colorado Independent.