Obama to hold downtown Madison rally Monday

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Madison police are preparing for a second visit by President Barack Obama in just over a month.

Spokesman Joel DeSpain said police are working with the Secret Service on a security plan for a Downtown rally by Obama on Monday, the day before the presidential election.

The Obama campaign confirmed Monday’s visit but did not release any further details.

Read more: http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/obama-to-hold-downtown-madison-rally-monday/article_854c6e9c-2439-11e2-a96e-0019bb2963f4.html#ixzz2B00ORDPh

If anyone has more details, please post!

[regnaD kciN]

1. It seems as if the campaign is spending a lot of time there...

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2. He only won 80% of the Madison vote in 2008

Maybe going for 85% this time.

Also, by going to Madison, the campaign minimizes the impact of any Romney appearance in another part of the state. I wonder where he could appear in "downtown" Madison? I'd love to see 150,000 people show up at the Capitol again, though that probably can't happen.

[ginnyinWI]

3. you could say that!

Oshkosh today, Milwaukee Saturday, Madison on Sunday. And Big Dawg in Waukesha today, Biden in Superior and Beloit.

[Viking12]

11. The OFA knows if they win WI, they win.

Confidence is strong in OH. Win OH, WI and one other toss-up state and the EC count is at least 271.

[Lefta Dissenter]

4. Anxious to hear

I wonder if it will be on West Wash. That worked well for the Kerry rally. Of course, it was cool seeing Gore on the square, too!

[undeterred]

7. I hope its the West Wash setup.

Beautiful photo op. Holds a lot of people. I like having the event in broad daylight instead of at night.

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5. Springsteen will appear with Obama Monday

And Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Bob Dylan is playing in Madison Monday night.

Barack, Bob, And Bruce together on stage would be very cool.

[Lefta Dissenter]

6. We're hoping that they

stroll in to the Solidarity Sing Along in the Capitol at noon, now that people are being issued $200.00 tickets just for showing up. "Chief Erwin, I'd like to introduce you to the United States Secret Service."

[Lifelong Protester]

8. Any more details?

Seriously thinking of using a 'vacation day' from work to go and see him...

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9. "...off the Capitol Square on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard"

http://www.cityofmadison.com/trafficEngineering/documents/PresVisit2012DwntwnStClosures.pdf

http://www.channel3000.com/news/politics/Obama-rally-to-be-held-on-MLK-Boulevard/-/4030/17243722/-/v85tu8/-/index.html

Wish I could attend...

[undeterred]

10. Gates will open at 7AM

and the President will be there between 9:30am and 11:00am. Call the Madison OFA office(608) 620-1893 if you want to volunteer- you will have to show up for a meeting Sunday at 9pm and be onsite Monday at 6am but you'll be in on all the excitement and you'll get a parking spot! And maybe you'll get closer to the President too.

[Lifelong Protester]

12. Thank you!

I am still thinking of doing it!

[undeterred]

13. I volunteered at the Kerry rally in 2004

and I can honestly say it was one of the most exciting days of my life. I worked in "security" loading the people who got to be in the front because they got there earliest. So we had to make them get rid of their drinks and such before they were screened by the Secret Service. But we also got to talk to people who came from all over. And at one point I remember another volunteer tapped me on the shoulder and said "turn around"... and thats when the whole place was just filled with wall to wall people, before anyone had started speaking.

I think its that much more exciting when its the day before the election, when its held at the Capitol, and when there is so much at stake, Throw in the election of Tammy Baldwin and this is one big day in Madison!

At the end my hand was in the sea of hands that was reaching out to touch Senator John Kerry's hand. I will always feel a great sense of loss that we never got to have him as our president. We were robbed.

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14. Bruce live now...

http://www.wkow.com/Global/category.asp?c=210335

[ginnyinWI]

15. Does anybody have a link to today's rally?

Would like to show it to somebody. Cspan doesn't seem to have it up yet.

[Viking12]

16. Looks like it's up now

Link to the Madison rally is on the right...

http://www.c-span.org/Campaign2012/Events/President-Obama-Ends-Campaign-in-Iowa/10737435612-4/