At his Denver rally this afternoon, Barack Obama spoke to over 100,000 enthusiastic supporters. Obama spoke on his usual battleground talking points encouraging early voting and reminding his supporters that this presidential race is not over. The Associated Press reports that the Democratic nominee seemed awed by the large size of the crowd that gathered to show their support.
" 'Goodness gracious," Obama said as he took the stage and peered at the human mass in Civic Center Park. People packed in all the way up the steps of the Capitol, off in the distance" (The Associated Press).
Obama also spent time drawing comparisons between his opponent and the current incumbent President George W. Bush. "Just this morning, Senator McCain said that he and President Bush 'share a common philosophy.' That's right, Colorado. I guess that was John McCain finally giving us a little straight talk, and owning up to the fact that he and George Bush actually have a whole lot in common. Well, we know what the Bush-McCain philosophy looks like. It's a philosophy that says we should give more and more to folks at the top and hope that it trickles down" said Obama (The Washington Post).
Obama then proceeded to adress a number of issues from the middle class to education. In conclusion to his speech, Obama reminded the crowd, "In Colorado, you can vote early right here, and right now. To find out how, just go to voteforchange.com. And if you stand with me in nine days, I promise you we will win Colorado, we will win this election, and then you and I -- together -- will change this country and change this world" (The Washington Post).
Highlights from the rally are below along with some get-out-the-vote alalysis:
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