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struggle4progress

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6. David Plouffe on crowd size: ‘We’re happy to have that debate’

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Mon May 7, 2012, 08:56 AM

May 2012

Posted by Felicia Sonmez at 04:56 PM ET, 05/05/2012

... Obama senior adviser David Plouffe says the campaign is pleased with the turnout at its Saturday afternoon event at Ohio State University, where the 14,000-strong crowd fell short of the stadium’s capacity of 18,300 ...

Romney has drawn crowds of several thousand people during the GOP primary race, but none topping 10,000 ...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/post/david-plouffe-on-crowd-size-were-happy-to-have-that-debate/2012/05/05/gIQAYLc83T_blog.html

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Conservatives trying to downplay the crowds President Obama's been getting [View all] bigtree May 2012 OP

Nice, although the chant 12AngryBorneoWildmen May 2012 #1

lol bigtree May 2012 #2

+1 for citing Gil Scott-Heron FailureToCommunicate May 2012 #9

Of course they must downplay the enthusiasm of Obama's supporters peace frog May 2012 #3

I read where bigtree May 2012 #4

That's because only the 1% were invited. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2012 #12

That's really true ailsagirl May 2012 #10

polls are part of the fix a2liberal May 2012 #14

Just a gentle reminder..... left on green only May 2012 #15

Thanks for the reminder ailsagirl May 2012 #16

Bill Press mentioned this morning BumRushDaShow May 2012 #5

Yep. Romney couldn't even fill those empty seats. GoCubsGo May 2012 #7

David Plouffe on crowd size: ‘We’re happy to have that debate’ struggle4progress May 2012 #6

None of them had to produce a Voter ID Ezlivin May 2012 #8

Bill Press nailed it this morining on the false reports that enthusiasm for Obama mfcorey1 May 2012 #11

The repugs are freaking out ailsagirl May 2012 #17

On MTP Control-Z May 2012 #13

What is he-- a repuke?? ailsagirl May 2012 #18

look at all those empty seats in Ohio . . . bigtree May 2012 #19