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People began lining up for Sen. Barack Obama's 9 p.m. rally in New Mexico around noon Saturday

At UNM's Johnson Field Saturday, the Obama campaign hopes to draw the largest ever crowd for a political rally in the state—about 30,000 people.

Supporters of Obama got there early to get a good view—about nine hours early for some supporters.

http://kob.com/article/stories/S633223.shtml?cat=516


Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., steps off the plane at the airport in Albuquerque, N.M., Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

[babylonsister]

1. 9 hours early? Holy smokes! nt

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3. heh, for sure

saw a poster here this afternoon wondering how early to show up to a rally . . . lol

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7. Only a few hundred people were on hand at the New Mexico state fairgrounds Saturday morning

. . . to hear McCain


ALBUQUERQUE, Oct. 25 -- Only a few hundred people were on hand at the New Mexico state fairgrounds Saturday morning to hear Sen. John McCain's acknowledgment that "we're a few points down" in the polls and to cheer loudly when he bellowed, "We've got them right where we want them!"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/25/AR2008102502037.html

[speedoo]

2. Man. he's tired.

He looks like he's carrying the burden of the entire world on his shoulders.

Umm. Come to think of it, he is.

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4. he looks strong

and resolute

[charlie]

5. Take a good look

while he's still solid and hale. He'll be a withered stick by the end of next summer. The man has a mother of a job ahead of him.

[speedoo]

6. Indeed.

But there is no one else I'd rather see take on these problems.

[charlie]

13. He's been impressive so far

He's really an improbable candidate -- his political trajactory is dizzyingly steep, he's a Democrat, big city urbane, and half black. He explains more than he preaches and he doesn't demagogue. Yet he's out-maneuvered, out-organized all his opponents, swiftly defused burgeoning political trouble, and did it all with a sort of steadfast ease, never betraying tactical urgency.

And he managed to give Pat Freakin' Buchanan the happy squirmies with his convention speech :D

I imagine Molly would say Obama has more than a bit of Elvis.

[polly7]

8. Yes, he looks exhausted

I really hope he can get some decent sleep as soon as this is all over, but with his Grandmother so ill that probably won't happen for a while either. My heart goes out to this whole family.

[ScreamingMeemie]

9. He looks like Tiger Woods after a birdie shot.

My nephew does a mean Tiger Woods and he's only 3. :)

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10. ha!

Swinging easy. Hitting hard.

[ck4829]

11. Fox News: Terrorist Signal? (Count on it)

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12. heh