Obama isn't scheduled to speak for another fifteen minutes and I'm already disappointed. Not by the rally itself. I'm disappointed because I'm not going to get to go! I've started looking forward to going as soon as I found out there was going to be a rally here in Springfield MO on my day off.
So, why didn't I end up getting to go? Well, we showed up at 8:00pm and the stands were already packed and there was still a line that seemed a mile or two long, standing two to three abreast! My wife has back problems, so even if we were able to get in with that many people waiting, standing in line and walking that far would have been to much for her.
Palin spoke here a week or two ago. I'm not sure on the total turnout, however, they did have to move the event as where it was being held only 4,000 people and they ran out of tickets.
Pretty impressive! Except when you compare it to at least 20,000 people at the Obama rally tonight!
O well, maybe I'll get to see him speak during his re-election campaign.
(UPDATE)
Early news coverage. First estimate mention is 40,000. Granted, it was from Jay Nixon, our candidate for Gov. People are coming all the way from OK and AR to see Obama. Seems that a small group of protesters showed up as well. According to the news they disappeared an hour later.