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Saturday, October 25, 2008
Countdown to Barack: Johnson Field, 2:00 PM Today
Mary Ellen checked out the scene at Johnson Field at about 2:00 PM today. The gates open at 7:00 PM tonight for the Barack Obama rally. Here's what it looked like before the masses descend:
The line
The front of the line
Traveling media tent and speakers hanging from mini-crane
Photos by M.E. Broderick. Click on images for larger versions. See all our political photos at Flickr.
October 25, 2008 at 04:59 PM in 2008 General Presidential Election, Events, Obama NM Campaign | Permalink
Comments
Just made it back home from the rally, great crowd (20,000 easy; McSame drew 800 this afternoon, heh!). 2-3 k in line when we got there around 6:30-6. Line snaked back and forth across campus from Johnson field to University Blvd and back again. They'd fenced off Johnson field and then divided it in two with barricades for some reason. The crowd lost their patience around 8, tore down the fence and flooded the entire field. Wonderful vibe in the air; young-old, white, black Hispanic, Asian, gays, straights, families with kids, all psyched for Obama. Kicking myself for not taking a camera.
Posted by: NMRon | Oct 25, 2008 11:02:16 PM
I was wondering if that is what happened re flooding the field. All we could see is like this dust cloud and a rush of people on to the field.
Posted by: mary ellen | Oct 26, 2008 8:41:49 AM
