Obama draws heavy crowds

[jefferson_dem]

Obama draws heavy crowds

By JASON CLAYWORTH
REGISTER STAFF WRITER

Sioux City, Ia. - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama drew heavy crowds at campaign events Tuesday, attracting so many people at one event that hundreds were moved to an overflow room.

"It looks like we just might do this thing," Obama said to applause before a crowd of more than 500 people at Irving Elementary School in Sioux City, where roughly 200 more people had to watch the Illinois senator from an overflow room.

Obama in the past 10 months has, generally, attracted hefty crowds. Depending upon the venue, most have been between 300 to 500 people.

But, in the past few days, most of the crowds have become move visibly crowded and more enthusiastic.

At his last stop of 2007 in Ames on Monday, for example, roughly 1,000 people waited more than an hour for the senator to show up. They gave thunderous applause when a supporter announced the results of a Des Moines Register poll that indicates he is the Democratic presidential front-runner.

"Who would have thunk it?" Obama said to a roaring crowd.

On Tuesday, roughly 1,000 Obama supporters rallied at a canvass kick-off event in Des Moines, hundreds amassing to knock on doors in frigid single-digit weather.

The event marked one of the final last pushes for support, roughly 55 hours before the Iowa caucuses were to begin.

Energy levels were high.

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[Sulawesi]

1. Someone needs to come on here and slam Obama for sloppy grammar...

[Flabbergasted]

2. kick

[KingofNewOrleans]

3. So they're saying that Obama supporters are overweight?

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