PHOTOS: BARACK OBAMA speaks at a rally today in La Crosse, Wisconsin

[flpoljunkie]

Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) greets supporters during a campaign rally in La Crosse, Wisconsin, October 1, 2008. REUTERS/Jason Reed


Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a rally in La Crosse, Wis., Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008. Obama promised Wednesday that if he is elected president 'American taxpayers will never again have to put their money on the line to pay for the greed and irresponsibility of Wall Street.' (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)


Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., addresses a campaign rally Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, in La Crosse, Wis. Obama promised Wednesday that if he is elected president 'American taxpayers will never again have to put their money on the line to pay for the greed and irresponsibility of Wall Street.' (AP Photo/Andy Manis)


Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a rally in La Crosse, Wis. Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)


A supporter of Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) jumps above the crowd to catch a glimpse of Obama as he greets supporters during a campaign rally in La Crosse, Wisconsin, October 1, 2008. REUTERS/Jason Reed


A supporter of Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) yells during a campaign rally in La Crosse, Wisconsin, October 1, 2008. REUTERS/Jason Reed

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[SoonerPride]

1. Every photo tells the same story: LANDSLIDE

This election isn't going to be close.

The republican party will be broken for a generation or more.

[msallied]

16. I couldn't agree more!

:woohoo:

[rvablue]

28. Don't know if you caught it..

but just a few days ago when Obama "only" got 6,000 to show up in Green Bay the MSM were trying to push a meme that enthusiasm was waning.

Every day since then, there have been all of these amazing pics on here showing HUGE crowds.

Guess they were wrong!

[AFSCME girl]

2. Woo hoo! Thanks, flpoljunkie...

I wait for your photo posts everyday! :hug: :yourock:

[FrenchieCat]

3. Looking good!

Yes indeedy!

[4_Legs_Good]

4. Obama is BAD FOR BUSINESS!!!

Shouldn't all these people be at work today?

I tell you, he visited my California town last year, and drew maybe 6,000 people on a weekend. If he came today, I think any business would have a hard time staying open. Everyone would pretty much be there.

David

[weezie1317]

5. Anyone know the attendance numbers? TY

[tridim]

9. No, but that's obviously a massive crowd

McCain had a few dozen at his speech this morning.

[thoughtcrime1984]

14. At the Eau Claire Howard Dean event, he told us Barack just spoke to 15K in La Crosse! nt

[mystieus]

6. Awesome!

[nc4bo]

7. Photos of Obama rallies are ALWAYS something to behold. Glorious! nt

[Anwen]

8. Wonderful pictures!

Thanks for posting. :)

[tridim]

10. Enthusiastic "white working class voters" as far as the eye can see.

Suck on it MSM. :bounce:

[xxqqqzme]

18. Don't think there is a large

African-American population in Wisconsin. As a kid we vacationed there many times at the dunes on the Lake.

[quantass]

11. WOW! Great photographer

[bigtree]

12. there they are. wonderful.

thanks for posting!:kick:

[firedupdem]

13. Woo Hoo! America is waking up!!! n/t

[babylonsister]

15. Every day, such a total lack of enthusiasm. What's a

presidential candidate to do? GOBAMA! :applause:

[justiceischeap]

17. Wow, they shut down a street for this...maybe two

[Tarheel_Dem]

19. fpj, you always know what to do to brighten my day. Thanks for being here.....

:kick:

[flpoljunkie]

27. Thanks, Tarheel_Dem. These great AP photos cheer me, as well! They tell a story, don't they?

[Tarheel_Dem]

29. They do indeed. I always caution against becoming complacent, or

cocky, but damn if this doesn't make me think we just might win this thing BIG!

[Hope And Change]

20. K & R!

[applegrove]

21. Great shots! I wish I could attend a rally. It must be electric there.

[elocs]

22. I was there this morning and got in line to wait at 6 a.m. and the gates opened at 8.

Then Obama was not scheduled to speak until 10 and got done by 11 or so. I was straight in front of Obama, maybe 10 yards back. I took a lot of pix, but most of them were pretty much the same since I was trapped in one spot, so the picstures from the paper were better than mine. The crowd is now estimated to have been 15,000 which I think is far more than expected (I thought I had heard that they were expecting 4-5,000).

On my feet for over 5 straight hours--not bad for a 56 year old duffer. I was standing with a black woman who wanted to be there for the history of the moment and ironically she had previously lived in Anchorage, AK.

[flpoljunkie]

26. Thanks for much for sharing your experience, elocs. A great read!

[elocs]

30. I can even see me in the crowd!

On the left side near the bottom there are 2 "CHANGE WE NEED" signs as you move up. On the second sign, going from the upper right hand corner of the sign I can see my face between 2 upraised arms. It's like finding a face on the Sgt. Peppers album cover or "Where's Waldo". I was very close to the front though.

[flpoljunkie]

31. That's terrific, elocs!

[WI_DEM]

23. That's a huge crowd for Obama in LaCrosse.

[JimWis]

24. Funny, I heard the rally announced on a local tv station on

Monday, here in Wisconsin, and they said they expected a crowd of around 2,000. I had to laugh, I thought - you better plan on more than that. If it wasn't for a dental appointment this morning, I could have gone to see Howard Dean here in town. Thanks for the pictures.

[timber84]

25. I love the picture with the "Change" sign right next to the

"no right turn" sign. Metaphoric.

[sweetpotato]

32. This man MUST become our President

I'm a fan.