Obama - Oprah Rallies, by the numbers

[jefferson_dem]

Naysayers be damned. This was a truly inspiring series of *democratic* / *Democratic* events. We should all be proud.

Here are some numbers to chew on ---

* At least 66,500 attended the rallies (More than 29,000 in Iowa, more than 29,000 in South Carolina and 8,500 in New Hampshire)

* 4,250 volunteers helped to build the events in the week prior and the day of the events (2,300 in South Carolina, 1,300 in Iowa and 650 in New Hampshire)

* In South Carolina, 68% of the folks who signed up for the rally had never communicated with the campaign before. 1,300 supporters volunteered the day of the rally and more than 9,600 signed supporter cards for the first time. The first attendees arrived at the stadium between 5:00-5:30 a.m. yesterday morning.

* In Iowa, tickets were distributed out of all 37 field offices around the state. In Des Moines alone, 1,385 volunteer shifts were completed for individuals who wanted tickets to the rally.

* In New Hampshire, over 2,300 new supporters joined the campaign just this week leading up to the rally and more than 650 new volunteers signed on to help the campaign.

http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post_group/ObamaHQ/CN8C

[Renew Deal]

1. I'm actually really impressed.

I thought these were just publicity events. Assuming this info is true, Obama's campaign used the events to organize. They put a lot of people to work. They have new lists of volunteers and voters. Especially people that don't normally vote. I give the Obama campaign a lot of credit for their organizational skill.

Yesterday I noted that Obama had access to 23% of 2004 caucus goers. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3812867&mesg_id=3812867

[tammywammy]

2. Those are some amazing numbers!

[Major Hogwash]

3. Incredible, I think we're finally going to get our country back. I have some hope now.

About 3 years ago, I was so low in the ditch over Bush's re-election, I almsot gave up on this country and moved north.

Now I'm glad I didn't.

Watching Obama take on the establishment like this gives me some new found hope.

[Adelante]

4. Really, really, something incredible is happening out there nt