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Fox News is reporting that Barack Obama’s Thursday evening acceptance speech will be moved from the enormous outdoor Bank of America stadium, where they were hoping to cram 74,000 fawning fans, to the indoor Time Warner Cable Arena (where the rest of the convention is happening, the usual home of the Charlotte Bobcats NBA team and Charlotte Sting WNBA team) which will likely allow only about 15,000 people to attend.
It’s a big blow to the Democrats’ hopes to keep North Carolina in November because the scheme was to get those who would attend the event to volunteer for the campaign. There will certainly be thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, of disappointed NC Dems. Their disappointment will be all the greater if when Thursday night rolls around the weather is just fine.
If I were cynical, I would suggest that the reason the DNC canceled this so far in advance is that they were having trouble filling the stadium, and if there were more than a few empty seats that, almost as much as Obama’s bloviation, would have been the story.
[Update: Again on Fox News, Brad Blakeman, says “it is clear…they could not fill this arena” even with efforts to bus people in. Transportation was difficult as was housing those people, and unions weren’t helping the way they expected. The weather was the rationale but the real reason was that they could not fill the stadium. Liberal Alan Colmes said it’s “right-wing Republican political spin” and that it’s “been raining on and off all week; they can’t take the chance.”]
At least the DNC already has the phone numbers and e-mail of the extra 60,000 people, and I’m sure they will still reach out to ask them for help. My bet is that Republicans will carry North Carolina by a substantially wider margin than the current neck-and-neck polls.
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Indy| 9.5.12 @ 11:26AM
Ross - Do not discount the RP factor, the GOP picked a fight with RP supporters and conservatives, whether he decides to run third party or not, votes will be going to Gary Johnson, or the POTUS ballot left blank. The GOP self-inflicted wound is a problem for them. This was avoidable and not necessary but the damage is done.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-G.....nouncement
Ross Kaminsky| 9.5.12 @ 11:43AM
Indy, I have voted Libertarian for president for the last 20 years. I know it would be insane to do so this time, and I suspect most Ron Paul followers will think the way I do.
Indy| 9.5.12 @ 5:02PM
I have talked to quite a few RP supporters and read many comments how they will not vote R&R. Only one person so far in my little circle made the same comment as you did and will vote GOP for the first time. I think many would have voted GOP but the convention antics with the rule changes left a sour taste.
In my works on grassroots issues, there has been ample opportunity for conervatives to roll up sleeves and help and never do I see the RP folks which I find frustrating. I hear RP has this great grassroots organization, well, they are MIA on things like poll observers and other noncampaign issues. I like this Breitbart video, which path?
http://lonelyconservative.com/.....ou-choose/
lolwut| 9.5.12 @ 12:54PM
naw, it's not that they couldn't fill the arena, barry o is afraid that moochelle might get wet and we all know what THAT means.
Minuteman78| 9.5.12 @ 1:44PM
Yeah, she'd melt.
Being unfortunate enough to live in the CLT area, I can certify it's predicted to rain pretty much every day here this week (that hardly EVER happens, BTW), but I think BHO's a little scared of getting out where God could take him out with a lightning strike. *L*
JimH| 9.5.12 @ 3:43PM
I'd keep playing. I don't think the heavy stuff's gonna come down for quite a while."
Nick| 9.5.12 @ 4:38PM
Excellent Caddyshack reference, JimH!
"You know, I could break the club record, theoretically."
CScott| 9.5.12 @ 3:26PM
Sure do. Means that you're extremely corny, unoriginal, and not funny. All of which you have heard before.
spike59| 9.5.12 @ 4:14PM
...you mean Lord ObaMao can make the oceans stop rising and heal the planet, but can't hold off a little rain for a few hours?????
Indy| 9.5.12 @ 5:04PM
This is a big deal, NC College students, wake up
http://lonelyconservative.com/.....-of-honor/