Obama Rally

I've wanted to go to an Obama Rally for a while now, so as soon as I heard he was going to be at Civic center park we were there. He was supposed to be be speaking at 11:30 but the gates opened at 10. We were there at 9:30.

When we got there, we took our place in a line that went on for miles. Thankfully, we were just about a half mile from the entrance. While we were in line we got tons of no on 49, 54 (whatever #s they are) stickers stuck all over us. Finally we got to the park entrance and there were no good spots. We ended up way back on the capital steps next to some speakers so we could at least hear the speech. We gave up on getting any glimpse of Obama.

The crowds were ridiculous but amazing. It was great to see so many people come together in support of Obama. People stood on trash cans to see over the 100,000 people. Every tree had a person in it who wanted a better view. Even the tops of buildings were full of people. I read that this was the biggest gathering at the park since the pope came in the 80's.

His speech felt like the same old we've been hearing every day for the past few months, but still it was nice to hear in person. Right when he stepped out Obama said "wow who are all those people back there on the capital steps. Does Denver ever have small crowds? I wish you could all see what I am seeing right now!" Something like that any ways. Not an exact quote. Although Colorado is a battleground state, I feel like Obama has won it.