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Subject: Obama in Ashville
Hey Bart,
I attended the Obama rally in Asheville NC on
Sunday Oct 5th along with about 28000
of my close friends. It was an electrifying
experience. The Asheville paper said they figured
attendance would be around ten thousand.
While waiting in line, a campaign volunteer said
that 16,000 had RSVP'd. The newspaper reported
that the number turned out to be 28,000.
It was big. Asheville is a town of 70,000.
I live nearby in Tn. I talked to people from South Carolina
and North Carolina. It was very exciting,
and even though I'm a political junkie and had heard almost
everything he said, it's just like attending
a sporting event or concert compared to watching it on TV.
Just more exciting.
But what really impressed me, other than the turnout,
was being able to see Obama's ground game
in action. Many volunteers were working,
either selling merchandise, assisting security, getting cards
filled out by people waiting in line, etc.
I do believe this is a historic campaign. He has taken the
groundwork from Howard Dean's 04 campaign and
improved it. It is truly a well oiled machine.
I believe that he will win this election, and
big. More than 300 electoral votes, possibly many more
what with then economy destructing and McCain/Palin
seeming even more out of touch and desperate
every day. He is going to win Virginia
and North Carolina, amongst other states that have been red
for way too long. So many young people
involved, and I'm sure none of them are even counted in
polls since they have cellphones only.
And they are going to vote.
This is something big, big I tell you. And
I cannot wait until election day. Also I feel it might be a
good idea to early vote if allowed. We
could have huge lines in many places. And like you being
stuck in a red state, I did get an opportunity
to see what all the buzz is about in a nearby state.
I'm not sure if Obama or anyone can get this nation
back on the right track, because it has been
damaged badly by Bushco and the GOP. But
I am positive that John McCain cannot.
Beeman7
Beeman - did you say there are two Carolinas? :)
Thanks for sending that.
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