Obama in Raleigh NC 10-29-08

[barbtries]

first time i've gone to one of these, but i wanted my son to see history up close. i don't know yet how many people showed up but i am dying to know, because it was a hella lot.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/barbtries/sets/72157608480403296/

[Hope And Change]

1. Thanks for sharing your pics.K & R!

[OneGrassRoot]

2. Thank you so much! :) n/t

[bowens43]

3. I was there with my two sons.....

they're both young men of voting age. It was wonderful. I have no idea how many people were there. We got in line at about 8:30 and there were a quite a few people in line ahead of us.

[barbtries]

5. we got there right around that time as well.

though i had meant to get there earlier. it was cold in line! and my whole body aches now from the waist down as i am not used to standing for such long periods of time. it was worth it.

[mmonk]

4. A kick for my hometown and candidate.

:kick:

[bluemarkers]

6. 28,000

http://www.wral.com/news/local/politics/story/3839671/

McCain gets a whopping 8,500 in Fayetteville (red red red area) with Hank Williams jr. At the same venue in Fayetteville just two earlier, Obama gets over 13,000 - not everyone could fit in. and now today, Obama gets 28,000 in the cold (for us Southerners anyway)!! yet supposedly he leads only by 2%. Don't get that.

Wish I could have been there! Whooo Hoooo!!!!

eta: loved the pictures - thanks for sharing! :)

[barbtries]

7. 28,000

cool. and it was in the 30's this morning, had warmed up considerably by the time it was over of course. middle of the work week. i took PTO and pulled my son out of school so we could go.

[bluemarkers]

8. I'm kicking myself

for not going. I should have. I work in a preschool and didn't feel I could take it off.

bad choice. I made a good choice when I voted though. :)