100,000 at Obama Rally in Denver

Admittedly, I have been an Obama supporter for most of this year, with Obama largely having "closed the deal" on my vote back when I heard him speak in Virginia Beach before the Virginia Democratic primary. Besides being impressed by the fact that I think Obama actually believes much of what he says, I found his campaign organization to be the best of any that I have ever seen, and I have worked on many campaigns. If a campaign is disorganized and flip flopping around, its a very strong indication of what the candidate's administration and staff will look like if they are elected. Hillary's campaign at times was bi-polar and McCain's is worthy of a mental institution. I think voters are increasingly recognizing that with an Obama presidency, we have the chance for a grown up in the White House for the first time in many, many years. Hence the huge campaign rally turn outs such as in Denver over the weekend. In contrast, a McCain/Palin administration would be like putting a kindergartner in charge. Here are some highlights from the Rocky Mountain News:

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama spoke this morning to an estimated crowd of 100,000 at Civic Center Park. He then traveled north to speak at a rally in Fort Collins. [Where] Ken Quintana, director of security and safety services for Colorado State University, estimated the crowd at 45,250.

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Speaking on the lawn to students who had been gathering since 4 a.m., Obama urged them to put an end to the philosophies of President George Bush and Sen. John McCain. “I can take nine more days of John McCain’s attacks,” Obama said. “But what the American people can’t take is four more years of the same thing. We’re not going to let George Bush pass the torch to John McCain.” Obama also hit hard on the need for new jobs and more renewable energy. “I know these are difficult times in Fort Collins. I know many of you are worried,” he said.

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Obama drew a huge crowd in Denver earlier in the day when he spoke to an estimated 100,000 people at Civic Center Park, hammering away at the economic themes that have come to dominate the final days of the campaign. It was another electric political moment in a remarkable 2008 in Denver, and in Colorado - a once reliably Republican state. It’s turned Colorado into a political battleground attracting repeated visits from both the Obama-Joe Biden campaign and Republican candidate John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin.

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The enormous and fired-up crowd Sunday appears to be another mark of Obama’s popularity in a state where a Rocky Mountain News/CBS 4 poll published on Saturday found Obama with a 12-point lead in a survey of 500 registered voters.