26,000 Turn Out to See Obama at UMW, Police Estimate

[tekisui]

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama portrayed rival Republican John McCain as out of touch with average Americans and supportive of economic policies that brought on the current banking crisis at a rally in Fredericksburg tonight.

At least 26,000 people are estimated to have attended the rally at the University of Mary Washington, standing in the rain for hours to see Obama and his running mate, Sen. Joe Biden.

Obama focused his remarks primarily on the economy. He was sharply critical of McCain, frequently referencing things McCain said in their first debate, held last night.

Obama and Biden both said McCain never mentioned the middle class or the working class.

"You heard John McCain make the case for the policies that got us into this mess," Obama said. “John McCain had a lot to say about me. But he had nothing to say about you.”

He said McCain’s statement last week that the “fundamentals of the economy are strong,” which McCain has said was intended to mean American workers, was no misstatement.

“He didn’t just make a mistake,” Obama said. “He revealed an out-of-touch philosophy.”

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[liberalmuse]

1. I thought that was a large crowd...

just from the cheers. I want to watch the entire speech, since the feed was lost right in the middle of Obama's address due to rain.