Two rallies this week in Colorado have provided a very stark and clear reminder of the difference between 2008 and 2012.
While Romney was forced to turn thousands away from his raucous Red Rocks rally, Obama saw a shocking drop off in his Denver rally, pulling over 100,000 people in 2008, but only 16,000 yesterday in Denver — and probably significantly less as that number was provided by the Obama campaign and not independently verified.
It’s not just this little ‘ol conservative blog making this point, but ABC News’ Jake Tapper:
POTUS generally draws bigger crowds than Romney, but Obama’08 consistently drew bigger crowds than Obama’12. Denver today – 16k. 2008- 100k
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 24, 2012
Democrats were quick to complain that the 100,000 rally was on a Sunday, while the Denver rally was mid-week, but no amount of spin is going to be able to wash off a drop off of 85,000 people. Jake Tapper agrees:
yes, obvs the 2008 event was on a sunday and this is tuesday. larger point stands, and no one on Obama campaign disputes that.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 24, 2012
It’s not only the Denver rally where the lack of enthusiasm can be felt. At CSU, Obama saw his rally of 45,000 in 2008 fall to merely 13,000 this year.
Go figure, Allison Sherry — the Democrat blogger for The Denver Post — didn’t mention the shocking crowd juxtaposition in her write up today of the Obama event. While Sherry willfully ignored the bad optics for Team Obama, for everyone else it was an unavoidable comparison.
Yes, Cathy, Romney has the momentum and the Obama camp doesn't want to admit it! At least Romney/Ryan have presented their plan to keep America from going over the economic cliff! I don't know why people can't see that we're $16 TRILLION in debt and headed towards socialism! We have to do something now or we're going to end up like Greece. Obama doesn't even have a plan except to do what he's done the past four years and look at where that's got us! It's unbelievable to me how some Americans are still looking through those "hope and change" rose-colored glasses. Yes, now we need change . . . a change in who is living in the White House!
I couldn't find ONE panoramic view of the City Park rally for Obama. Only close shots that wouldn't reveal the small crowd. What I saw could only have been a couple thousand. People have FINALLY caught on???
Expensive Red Rocks? The event was free. I WAS THERE. It was amazing. Sorry you can't admit that Obama's numbers are shrinking. Phyllis can you support a man who can't protect his country, bows to the enemy, will tax you to death (493.9 billion in tax hikes coming Jan 2013) and will make you dependent on his government? What a fool you are…….
give me a break, I was there toooooo and everyone was able to get in unlike expensive red rocks !!! enough of politics on face book !!! we get enough on tv etc.
I've heard from people I know in Denver more like 1,200 for Obama total…..
I'm just not so sure he is. I keep hearing different numbers.
I just don't understand this. Nobody's turning out at any Dem events. I think this phone polling is going to show a lot of idiots who have no intention of voting, but are just sucking Obysmals dirty jock.
How is Obama ahead in Colorado? Who's voting for him?
I'm looking at my pictures of the lines, I'm even thinking 4k, I've waited longer at the DMV.
I'm looking at my pictures of the lines, I'm even thinking 4k, I've waited longer at the DMV.
NO WAY was there 16,000 people at that event. NOT even close. I walked that event front to back, I'd say 6k-8k IF EVEN.
If you look at the pictures side by side, there was no way Obama had 15,000! And 15,000 is what was TURNED AWAY at Red Rocks. State patrol said there were an estimated 30,000 trying to get in!
And the midweek argument doesn't really work either. With all the people who are out of work and their love of Obama it should have been crowded to the gills. LOL
Thank you for the truthful input.
I personally know a Denver police officer who was there and he said Obama's crowd was more like 4,000 to 5,000 people and not anywhere near the 16,000 reported in the liberal press.
I highly doubt there were 16000 people there, what's the maximum capacity of the City Park Meadow? By far the highest estimation I got talking to people was 10000.