Obama camp receives more than 60,000 applications in 24 hours for acceptance speech tickets

[sabra]

http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_10132731

Seats for Obama's speech snapped up in a day
The Democrat's campaign receives more than 60,000 applications in 24 hours.


Barack Obama visits a restaurant in St. Paul, Minn., on Thursday. The application process is now closed for tickets to his speech at Invesco accepting the Democratic presidential nomination. (Alex Brandon, The Associated Press )

Colorado's tickets to see Barack Obama's acceptance speech at Invesco Field at Mile High were more than spoken for within about 24 hours, officials said, and the application process closed Thursday for all but those willing to be put on a waiting list.

Obama's campaign set aside for Colorado half of the more than 60,000 seats available to the public for the final night of the Democratic National Convention. It turns out the battleground state could have filled the stadium, as the campaign ended applications after collecting more than 60,000 Thursday afternoon.

"This incredible response and excitement shows that there is a huge appetite for change in Colorado," Anne Filipic, the general election director for the Campaign for Change, said in a statement.

The demand for the credentials was so great that phone lines were jammed much of the day.

[Median Democrat]

1. What? So, there is now no way to get tickets?

Are you serious? Is there a lottery or is it first come, first serve?

[uncle ray]

2. you still have a chance if you have the usual political connections.

these were just the half of the tickets made available to residents of colorado. it was first come first served, with the only criteria supposedly being your ability to actually show up and attend.

[GreenInNC]

7. not sure about other states

But here in NC we have until the 12th to get our names in the hopper and they will draw names on that day and let us know who get them.

[inthebrain]

3. up

[Coexist]

4. with

[inthebrain]

5. Good sex!!!!

[Coexist]

6. LOL! you just got this thread locked you know!

[inthebrain]

8. Oh I don't know

I'm just being an ass.

I'm sick of poeple bitching about a guy who got some. I think sex is great and we should all sing it's praises.

If anything the subthread will be deleted.

[sourmilk]

9. Meanwhile, McLame has to go to Sturgis or the Iowa State Fair to get a crowd.

Very telling.