Huge Obama Crowd

Senator Obama recently held a rally in Oregon with a mammoth crowd. An astonishing 75,000 people attended his rally.

From the Washington Post:

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Sen. Barack Obama has seen his share of large crowds over the past 15 months, but his campaign said they have not approached the numbers gathered along the waterfront here right now.

The campaign, citing figures from Duane Bray, battalion chief of Portland Fire & Rescue, estimated that 75,000 people are watching him speak.

The scene suggests this is not an exaggeration. The sea of heads stretches for half a mile along the grassy embankment, while others watch from kayaks and power boats bobbing on the Willamette River. More hug the rails of the steel bridge that stretches across the water and crowds are even watching from jetties on the opposite shore.

(Source: Washington Post blog)



Look at the number of boats that pulled up to listen to Senator Obama.
(From Time.com)