Word: crowd
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...North Carolina in Charlotte. "They aren't seeking the limelight. All they're trying to do is do the right thing." As Obama spoke, tears rolled down his right cheek; at that display of public anguish by a candidate who almost always has his emotions in check, the crowd of 25,000 went briefly silent...
Sarah Palin and Joe Biden both stumped in the state Monday, after Obama drew 30,000 people to a late-night rally in Springfield on Saturday. That's normally Republican territory, but Obama's crowd, spilling out of the high school football stadium, dwarfed the recent rally there for Sarah Palin. "It's kind of upsetting - we just got the Bass Pro parking lot," lamented one Republican...
...across the street. Tourists mill about in campaign buttons and patriotic outfits, posing for photos with the Republican donkey and Democratic elephant as if they were Disney World characters at the Magic Kingdom. Both animals seem to be equally popular, although based on the number of campaign pins, the crowd leans heavily toward Obama. Several teenagers even took photos lying down on the bright blue carpet that NBC rolled out for the occasion, the very same spot where the city's most famous Christmas tree will sit next month. Surrounded by cameras and curious pedestrians, MSNBC's Nora O'Donnell...
...recalled how he began his quest for the nomination as an underdog in February, 2007, on the steps of the state capitol in Springfield, Illinois. "We knew this was going to be a steep climb," he declared at his final rally in Manassas Park, Va, to a late-night crowd of 90,000. "This happened because of you. We are going to change this country because...
...Obama continued his criticism of John McCain, but began it with an expression of respect for his GOP opponent. As he put it to the crowd in Jacksonville, Fla.: "Sen. McCain has served this country honorably and at the end of this long race I want to congratulate him on the tough race that he has fought." But Obama added: "The truth is John McCain has stood with President Bush every step of the way. . He still hasn't explained to the American people a single thing he would do differently from George Bush when it comes to the economy...