The 'Palin Factor' Bringing Excitement and Bigger Crowds to McCain Events

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ABC News: McCain Campaign Crowds Grow Exponentially

These numbers seemed unfathomable to the campaign just last month.

So what happened?

Two words: Sarah Palin.

A typical McCain event before he announced the Alaska governor as his running mate averaged only about 1,000 people. Now 5,000 has been the low end of turnout in the last few days, and the biggest event last weekend drew about 11,000.

These are crowd sizes that are pretty typical for the Obama-Biden campaign, before and after the conventions. There were about 10,000 at an Obama-Biden event in Lancaster, Pa., last week, and more than 12,000 estimated at the Democrats' event in Battle Creek, Mich., earlier in the week.

But there have been unusually big crowds for the Republican ticket this year.

"Isn't this the most marvelous running mate in the history of the nation?" McCain asked the Wisconsinites Friday morning one the Republican ticket's first day of barnstorming after the convention. "Sarah Palin -- she's magnificent."
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I thought big adoring crowds were a bad thing, no?
 
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notverycrucial said:
ABC News: McCain Campaign Crowds Grow Exponentially



I thought big adoring crowds were a bad thing, no?
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Are most of the people in the front row college aged kids clutching a magazine cover with Palin's picture on it, while weeping and cheering while looking up at her adoringly, reminiscent of some archived footage of a Beatles appearance? Are they fainting at the prospect of being in close proximity to her?

If the answer to these questions is yes, then I think it is a bad thing.
 
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I could've sworn that Obama was once getting criticized for being a "celebrity". Now look who's doing it. I guess it's okay when the rep do it.....such hypocrites!
 
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onevolfan said:
I could've sworn that Obama was once getting criticized for being a "celebrity". Now look who's doing it. I guess it's okay when the rep do it.....such hypocrites!
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See above post!:good!:
 
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onevolfan said:
I could've sworn that Obama was once getting criticized for being a "celebrity". Now look who's doing it. I guess it's okay when the rep do it.....such hypocrites!
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ummm...i don't knw she's hit obama's status just yet. when she does then i'll criticize it. go get your checkbook out and hand it over to obama, you might as well do it now, bc if he gets elected he's taking your money
 
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Vol Mania 21 said:
ummm...i don't knw she's hit obama's status just yet. when she does then i'll criticize it. go get your checkbook out and hand it over to obama, you might as well do it now, bc if he gets elected he's taking your money
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What money? :birgits_giggle:
 
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UT IE 95 said:
When are they going to turn Palin loose to compaign on her own?
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I doubt they will -- not because she can't do it alone -- but because it will make McCain look weak. Sarah will still be getting 10,000 people and Mccain will be back to drawing 200 wrinkly old vets at the American Legion. Besides, McCain doesn't want to leave her side (as is evidenced by this video) YouTube - John McCain's Wandering Eyes
 
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Vol Mania 21 said:
ummm...i don't knw she's hit obama's status just yet. when she does then i'll criticize it. go get your checkbook out and hand it over to obama, you might as well do it now, bc if he gets elected he's taking your money
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Jessica will tell you who you should vote for. :)
 
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KB5252 said:
Are most of the people in the front row college aged kids clutching a magazine cover with Palin's picture on it, while weeping and cheering while looking up at her adoringly, reminiscent of some archived footage of a Beatles appearance? Are they fainting at the prospect of being in close proximity to her?
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No, they appear to be a mix of your typical rightwing stepford wives and evangelical nutjobs clutching their bibles, speaking in tongues, brandishing graphic pics of aborted fetuses. It's actually a pretty amazing spectacle.

btw, I heard Fred Phelps has endorsed her.
 
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notverycrucial said:
No, they appear to be a mix of your typical rightwing stepford wives and evangelical nutjobs clutching their bibles, speaking in tongues, brandishing graphic pics of aborted fetuses. It's actually a pretty amazing spectacle.

btw, I heard Fred Phelps has endorsed her.
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we're fortunate that our party was smart enough to put all of the petty, meaningless stuff aside and pick a VP candidate that would help gain the White House.

The other team, well, they picked Biden.
 
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KB5252 said:
Are most of the people in the front row college aged kids clutching a magazine cover with Palin's picture on it, while weeping and cheering while looking up at her adoringly, reminiscent of some archived footage of a Beatles appearance? Are they fainting at the prospect of being in close proximity to her?

If the answer to these questions is yes, then I think it is a bad thing.
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No most of them are middle to old age ladies (and men) screaming and holding up signs saying "______ loves Palin", while wailing and gnashing their teeth, and laughing and hee-hawing over the same lines Palin gave in her convention speech, reminiscent of some of the footage of a code pink rally.

edit: Awww, notverycrucial beat me to it......
 
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Slight difference ... Obama gets praising glow from the media and is never questioned about anything. Palin energized the consevative base, and she's bashed on a daily basis. How does that eqaul the same treatment Obama receives? She's not a "celebrity", hell Oprah refuses to have her on her show.

Speaking as an evil neo-con, I haven't had anything to be too excited about over the last few years. Palin is a welcome (dare I say it) change, and the d's fear an energized conservative base... that's why the lefties on here and elsewhere are bashing her. Fear.
 
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volsforever27 said:
Slight difference ... Obama gets praising glow from the media and is never questioned about anything. Palin energized the consevative base, and she's bashed on a daily basis. How does that eqaul the same treatment Obama receives? She's not a "celebrity", hell Oprah refuses to have her on her show.

Speaking as an evil neo-con, I haven't had anything to be too excited about over the last few years. Palin is a welcome (dare I say it) change, and the d's fear an energized conservative base... that's why the lefties on here and elsewhere are bashing her. Fear.
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Good or bad, she definitely is the one who is getting all of the attention right now. If you haven't had anything to be excited about over the last few years, why do you think that will change with McCain/Palin?
 
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volsforever27 said:
Slight difference ... Obama gets praising glow from the media and is never questioned about anything. Palin energized the consevative base, and she's bashed on a daily basis. How does that eqaul the same treatment Obama receives? She's not a "celebrity", hell Oprah refuses to have her on her show.

Speaking as an evil neo-con, I haven't had anything to be too excited about over the last few years. Palin is a welcome (dare I say it) change, and the d's fear an energized conservative base... that's why the lefties on here and elsewhere are bashing her. Fear.
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Your right Obama gets hammered over the head with the media and Palin is off limits.
 
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