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...and contrast.

The President's rally in Denver today:









Lurch the Fucking Stiff's^TM in Iowa. That's a heap of fucking enthusiasm if you ask me.

[ohheckyeah]

1. Nothing to say but

[Aviation Pro]

2. And the picture taken...

....at the Fucking Stiff's rally is the only one I could find.

[freshwest]

3. And it was perfect. All the enthusiasm of a dead fish.

[Chiyo-chichi]

5. Here's one from the front... showing even more empty seats.

[SoCalDem]

6. He had almost that many on his boat last month

[Chiyo-chichi]

17. Good one.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

4. what's with the guy to the right of the guy with the dreds? faces like that scare the

hell out of me

[siligut]

13. Hard life? Caught him at a bad moment? The kid behind him just sneezed on his head?

He does look angry, don't know why.

[WinstonSmith4740]

7. Can someone please explain...

How the polls in Colorado have Rmoney UP by 5 points? Are they doing the polling at LDS churches, or what?

[Pab Sungenis]

8. Polls are unreliable this far out.

Too much can happen between now and the election.

Remember, Dukakis was up 17 points this point in '88. Take nothing for granted, but also don't get disheartened. Fight like you're 10 points down, even when you're five points up.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

10. True words!

I'm a fan of always fighting like we're 10 points down. I've seen horrible things happen when we let our guard down in my lifetime.

[WinstonSmith4740]

14. Hell, yea!

My biggest fear is complacency among the democratic base this year. We CAN NOT stay home for any reason, we have got to get to the polls.

One thing that struck me about these pictures. I'm sure I had the same reaction as most of you about the size of the crowds, and level of enthusiasm. Then I started thinking, well, Mitt's not actually at the podium, so maybe it was early and they were still setting up. But then it hit me. Obama is speaking in really large venues with room for lots of people, and he's filling them up. From all appearances, Romney's campaign folks don't expect him to need anything larger than what appears to be a conference room, or maybe an auditorium...and he still can't fill them.

I'm feeling a lot better about this election. I'll admit I was really uneasy about it, but between Romney's complete inability to even hold a conversation with a real person, and his elitism, plus his lousy policies, we should be alright. But again, we must be vigilant, get out to the polls AND bring a friend.

[BrendaBrick]

19. polling the LSD churches n/t

[sakabatou]

9. BWAHAHAH!

[LynneSin]

11. What I find odd with the Romney photo - no one is sitting in the front row

I mean geez, you'd think Obama is a rock star with the way everyone tries to get up front so they can shake hands with him or give him a hug. But there isn't one person sitting in the front row and only a few in the 2nd row.

These people will vote for Romney but only because that's their only choice.

[SunSeeker]

12. Great observation.

Romney's pic looks like the way people where seated in the auditorium where I had a traffic school class.

[LynneSin]

15. Or Church

No one wants the front row in church. They all start at the back row and fill from back to front

[Chiyo-chichi]

16. I would bet that the rows up front were reserved for hoity-toity locals.

Whether they showed up or not we don't know. There don't seem to be any photos of the event in progress.

[Aviation Pro]

18. Because it would show....

....the Fucking Stiff's faithful followers taking their mid-afternoon snooze.