I attended President Obama's kick-off rally in the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio May 5, 2012. Today I attended his final Ohio campaign rally in Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. I think the crowd size was about the same for the kick-off as for the final rally, but I'll have to read the news to check the figure.
The kick-off rally was full of enthusiastic people, but this one had a much higher energy buzz than I've ever seen before. People are truly "Fired Up! Ready to Go!" - in this case to work very hard tomorrow to continue the efforts to Get Out The Vote.
Here's a view of the arena as it was filling:
Bruce Springsteen on stage:
Jay Z!
President Obama takes the stage:
President Obama works the crowd after the rally:
If you haven't already voted, make sure you give yourself plenty of time tomorrow. Take your family, friends, colleagues, neighbors, and others with you to the poll. I'll be up late tomorrow night, watching the returns.
p.s. I posted 33 photos here:
Obama campaign rally