What message does it send the GOP when 72,000 people show up for a Barack Obama campaign rally?

What does 72,000 at Obama rally mean for GOP? FROM CNN’s Jack Cafferty: Barack Obama was a part of something pretty amazing yesterday – an event that looked more like a Rolling Stones concert than a political rally. Obama drew the largest crowd of his campaign so far in Oregon, estimated at about 72,000 people. The pictures look like Woodstock, with cheering supporters going on and on as far as the eye can see. “Wow, wow, wow” is how Obama summed it up when he got on stage and checked out the crowd. Tens of thousands crammed into a riverside park… with another 15,000 left outside. Obama has achieved many “firsts” in this presidential campaign: the first African-American with a serious shot at his party’s nomination, the first candidate in a long while to mobilize this nation’s youth and get them to the polls, and now crowds that could fill a football stadium. http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/

Public Comments

1. the GOP's are shaking in thier boots right about now. they know they have no chance
2. It says that some people in Oregon are extremely liberal. http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed7/idUSN1343645220080518
3. It reminds me of McGovern who drew large crowds,but got his butt kicked in 49 states by Nixon.,
4. It shows that young people like to go to rock concerts.
5. The message I received was that a lot of people who are going to forget to show up in November were at a rally for a Communist. I could really care less.
6. nothing - no message is sent. It just means that 72,000 people wasted their time. How many were paid to be there?
7. Doubtful you'd see John McCain get that kind of response
8. Why do you assume that there's a message to send?
9. Is he in the right show? American idol draw a big crowd the other day.
10. A Liberal drawing crowds in Oregon is like a country singer drawing crowds in Alabama. Wow. What does this message send to Obama supporters? http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20080519/cm_csm/yburki
11. There will be many detentions given for skipping class.
12. I hope to God he loses. oh yeah, and it shows that the people who go see him have the intelligence of a neck clam.
13. It shows how scary the guy can be to have that much carisma over a flock of sheep! Hitler had the same effect!
14. Its a horse and pony show. Jack Cafferty is the most biased reporter out there. Really I wouldn't take much from his reports or blogs. He has no credibility. He is a disgrace and should be fired.
15. Kids! "People think it's cool to be a Democrat or to vote for Obama," said Stacie Barton, 22, a student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. "A lot of my (classmates) who don't pay attention to politics just stick with whoever is popular. The people who are not political just ask, 'Who are you voting for and why? All right. That's my guy.'" Barton said she knew long before the campaign who she'd be voting for — she had helped work on Obama's bid for senator. But she's seen others vote for more superficial reasons, like based on what they see on 'The Daily Show' or 'The Colbert Report.' "Young people can be a very impressionable and sometimes naive demographic," said Matthew Segal, a senior at Kenyon College in Ohio and the executive director of the Student Association for Voter Empowerment. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080515/ap_on_el_pr/young_voters_fashion;_ylt=ArfpR_QokKtBBTQMFHaURwFsnwcF
16. He's doing a Cult Religious Revival Campaign... People here say that Michelle Obama's thesis does not reflect her opinion today, because she was a kid then... ... well I don't want a Rock Star for President. We need someone down to earth with solutions. Hillary '08 Obama will lose to McCain
17. That he prefers to speak to large groups then to debate or answer questions. Less pressure that way.
18. The GOP is not concerned and shouldn't be. Soon people will come to see the light that Barack Obama is a true moron and should never be running for president. You really want a president in there whose wife has never been proud of our country until now. Do people not see that these people are racist? Every word that comes out of Barack Obama's mouth is one of hatred toward the white population.72,000 people showing up to see Barack Obama shows me that there are a lot of stupid people in this world.
19. I think that it says to the world that we are excited about this election People are coming out in record numbers for all of the candidate and that says a lot.
20. "an event that looked more like a Rolling Stones concert" That pretty much sums up Obama supporters -- not to mention the fact that Obama supporters interest is in chiding the other side about rally attendance. Let's just say this, if Mick Jagger were to run for president, he'd lose miserably despite his incredible popularity around the world.
21. Get off it. If you knew history you would know that crowds does not instantly equal votes. And notice where he was, Portland, which is even more liberal then Seattle. If I were the GOP I would be worried, but also use it to illustrate how liberal he really is.
22. its send me absolutely nothing except that a bunch of liberals were looking for a way to skip work..Obama has -0- chance of winning in November if he is the candidate.. He will not carry one single state in the south..and whats funny the liberals think he will.. You can call us hill billies, red necks or what ever you want but we like our hunting and fishing and our guns.. and he wants to take them.. we will not vote for him. He will get the same number of votes in the south that he got in the primaries.. plus he will not get the republicans vote anywhere, he will not get blue collar working American, he will not get catholic and other religions..and I doubt seriously even though he is running as a democrat that he will get the Jewish vote in this country.. The votes he will get are.. the liberals in the North and North East, the liberals in Californian, college kids who do not have to work and the liberal egg head professors.. Bottom line he will get the same votes in the general election that he got in the Primaries..and that is not even close to 270 electoral votes.. he has -0- chances..a nd the democratic hierarchy knows it and i still say they will probably nominate Hillary for their candidate in August....
23. What did he do....offer free food or music? These are morons from Oregon where alot of hippies who never grew up live. Very liberal state...and who knows what other kind of entertainment was offered at this "political rally". Sorry, that does not impress me given the location and age of the people attending this rally. Rallies don't count...votes do.
24. What about the millions of people in Oregon that didn't show up.
25. Wow, that many people not laying off Michelle!
26. How many people showed up for Woodstock?
27. There may be a lot of people that were never excited about an election before that are excited by Obama this year, but I don't think that's going to change the fact that most "experienced" voters are less enthused by the choices this year than they've ever been. I'm just not seeing many yard signs for any of them this year. I'm wondering if I could sell "None of the above" signs and make some money. I think the real majority of people don't like their choices, and haven't yet figured out what to do about that.
28. The state of Oregon is full of California's rejects. Need I say more?
29. It says that if Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, or John Mayer ran for president they would have been president because they bring people together.
30. Oregon does not represent America as it is one of the most liberal, after CA, states in the union. also, to the liberals, Obama is a rock star and this reeked more of a love fest for Obama by liberals rather than a political meeting. We all agree that Obama is best at these types of Arena events so take it for what it worth, not what you want it to mean.
31. The message it sends to the GOP is that the Democrats have a winner on their hands and that the American people have had it with Republicans, the Bush Administration and the lies we have been told for the last 7 years. Oregon is no more liberal than any state. It's one of the poorest states in the country and its people are desperately needing a leader who cares about them. Whoever thinks that Oregon is full of super liberals and pot smoking people, just shows their ignorance. My spouse is from Oregon, her family are Mormons, but at least are open minded enough to listen to all sides of a story. People from Oregon are REAL people and know a real person when they see one, as demonstrated by yesterday's rally with Obama. Whoever thinks anything else is having delusions of grandeur.
32. WOW! John Kerry had almost just as many show up at the same place. Yes that sounds like a lot of people, but to put in into perspective 92,000+ were in the stadium at Alabama's spring game last year when they shut the gates. So by your rationale, Nick Saban would win the election over Barrack Hussein Obama.