Sar-RAH! On Sep 9, 3:09 pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We have found our Reagan. > > God Bless John McCain. > > He showed, yet again, just what type of Independent thinker we are > going to have as President. > > On Sep 9, 11:57 am, "d.b.baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > LANCASTER [PA] -- It's official, Sen. John McCain's crowds are now > > Obama-sized. > > > While McCain got a little taste of a rock star style crowd at a rally > > in Sturgis, the annual ultimate motorcycle rally held in South Dakota, > > that crowd was there for a lot more reasons than McCain. > > > Crowds have never been a problem for McCain's rival Sen. Barack Obama > > -- for McCain, well, not so much. > > > But that has changed since the surprise announcement of Gov. Sarah > > Palin of Alaska less than two weeks ago. > > > Franklin & Marshal political science professor Terry Madonna said as > > he wandered around the crowd that "the Palin selection for veep has > > motivated a base of core voters in ways that were completely > > unexpected. It has turned a luke warm electorate to an electorate that > > possesses an indescribable energy level." > > > The event is sold out with 7,500 tickets distributed within 48 hours. > > According to a Pennsylvania State trooper, they have an over-flow > > section in the parking lot for an expected 4,000 more. > > > Karen Miller, 50, of Lancaster, was in line with her husband, Tom. A > > registered Democrat, she voted for Sen. Hillary Clinton in the > > Pennsylvania primaries. > > > "Palin is a strong woman going after the big boys in Washington" said > > Miller, "she has made the McCain ticket a powerful one and one of > > reform." > > > Husband Tom, 54, said he didn't need Palin to persuade him. He was > > already on board with McCain after Hillary lost: "McCain is not afraid > > to buck the Republican Party he belongs to, he belongs to the people." > > > Three hours before the event was to begin, the line of cars stretched > > over a mile from the exit off of the Lincoln Highway to the event site > > at Franklin and Marshal College. A line a few thousand deep wrapped > > it's way around F&M college. > > > Last week, Obama held a rally next to F&M drawing a crowd estimated > > over 10,000 strong. > > > Update: From Jim Roddey, chairman of the Allegheny County Republican > > Party: "On August 30, McCain/Palin drew 13,000 in Washington, Pa. By > > mid-week prior to their appearance, we were struggling to get the > > turnout up to 2,500. Once the announcement about Palin was made, we > > had request for more that 10,000 tickets. People without tickets from > > W.Va., Ohio, Maryland and New York showed up and stood in line for > > more than two hours for tickets. Most said that they decided to come > > to the rally when Palin was announced as the V.P. candidate." > > -http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/blogs/fortyfourthestat... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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