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"Barack Obama launched his campaign in unspectacular fashion today at Ohio State University, the largest college in the crucial swing state."
"During the speech, Obama ripped into the presumptive GOP nominee and discussed nation building at home, but the most newsworthy item of the day was not the talking points Obama delivered: it was the crowd... or lack thereof. According to ABC News, the Obama campaign had expected an "overflow" of people. Instead, the arena looked half-empty. The Columbus Dispatch reports that Obama organizers even had people move from the seats to the floor of the gym in order to project a larger crowd on television."
I guess college students aren't as inspired as they were four years ago. They're all on the Ron Paul bandwagon now. I'm sure there will be another flavor of the year next time around.
Though, as I've said many times on this forum before, I don't care if a candidate can draw large crowds, nor do I think that the ability to do so translates into votes, and vice versa.
Obama launches 2nd term bid at boisterous Va. rally; calls Romney ‘rubber stamp’ of House GOP - The Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obama-launches-2nd-term-bid-at-boisterous-va-rally-calls-romney-rubber-stamp-of-house-gop/2012/05/05/gIQAUgLU4T_story.html?tid=pm_local_pop - broken link)
This is completely false. I watched his campaign live today and it was certainly crowded. Maybe a few empty seats here and there, but it was still packed. The picture in your link is deceptive.
IDK. Maybe you think 70% of capacity is a great turn out for the president's re-election campaign kick-off. Depends on your expectations, I guess.
It obviously was not filled to capacity or expectations, but in my understanding of basic mathematics, 70% filled does not equal "empty." In fact, a rate of 70% indicates that the venue was more full than empty. You may want to revise that post title.
It obviously was not filled to capacity or expectations, but in my understanding of basic mathematics, 70% filled does not equal "empty." In fact, a rate of 70% indicates that the venue was more full than empty. You may want to revise that post title.
I see you are a very concrete thinker. Very well. You get an "A" in basic math.
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In fact, a rate of 70% indicates that the venue was more full than empty. You may want to revise that post title.
