Everyone was so excited. It had been announced just the night before as an added stop via text message to supporters in the area. I live only 10 minutes away so I decided to skip out of work early and go.
People had lined up for hours in the hot sun. When I got there the line was winding way down the street and as it grew, people feared they'd never get in because it was a small venue. I got in, but it was standing room only. The crowd was very diverse. Westminster is in Orange County, CA, and this venue was in an area called Little Saigon, with a large Vietnamese - American population.
In the parking lot I saw this cool Hillary supporter with her Hillarymobile:
Here's pics from inside. It was so touching to see parents there with their young daughters on their shoulders. Hillary was so upbeat and fun. At one point her mic went out and she joked that "I know I shouldn't shout..." (harkening back when Bernie suggested she was shouting when talking about gun contol!) Her Trump U comments brought a roar of laughter. The crowd was incredibly enthusiastic. After her speech she went down into the audience (the Secret Service looked bummed!) and shook hands and took selfies for people as the crowd surged forward to all try to get near her. Even though I was about three rows of people back, I reached my hand through their heads (I'm pretty tall with long arms) and shouted her name. Hillary heard me and reached through the heads and shook my hand! So cool!!
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