There were approximately 14,000 to 15,000 people there. The main seating section holds 5,000 and there were no empty seats visible. The designated rear standing room area is rated for 5,000 more. There were also 1000 or more standing in front of the stage, and overflow standing room behind the designated rear standing area with jumbotrons to watch. The small bleachers shown hear are in the back near the side corners of the standing room area and people may have left a few seats empty because they had a better angle for viewing by standing. I believe over 14,000 tickets were distributed and they were not easy to obtain and were unavailable on the morning of the event.

Everybody goes there every summer and are familiar with the venues there. Marcus holds the big crowds, up to 25,000. I had heard 20,000 tickets were available, and expected we would ultimately end up in there like four years ago. To my eye there were no more then 7,000 or so actually there. There were people behind but not off to the sides. We edged up about halfway along the right and had a decent view.

In person his constantly looking at the teleprompters is kind of annoying. We cane up from Chicago because he is not bothering with us since Chicago will deliver the votes he needs to comfortably win down here.

We went to Madison eight years ago to hear Gore when Springsteen warmed up the crowd with a couple numbers. That was my all-time favorite.

Hmmm...

A lot of out-of-staters (confirmed by Dan F), underagers (confirmed by N. Peske), and the delusion (confirmed by richard schwalb believing that there were 14k-15k present when there were clearly open bleacher seats in a venue with a stated capacity of 5k) according to those commenting here that claim to have been there.

Yep, Obama is in trouble all right!

ROMNEY/RYAN 2012!!!

That's right - the main line to get in was over 1.5 miles long!

You could be describing a Justin Bieber concert.

"The mood was very upbeat, even when the rain began"

Democrats tend to prefer non-ideal situations - no real surprise there.

"... and it was great to see so many children, teens, and young people"

So, Obama packed in a bunch of non-voters just to drum up his numbers - again no real surprise from a man who has ran one of the most manipulative, dishonest, and non-transparent administrations in our nation's history.

Hoffa also noticed that government assistance recipients receive preferential seating - how nice!

ROMNEY/RYAN 2012!!!

ROMNEY/RYAN 2012!!!

I was there and I am very familiar with the facility. There were approximately 14,000 to 15,000 people there. The main seating section holds 5,000 and there were no empty seats visible. The designated rear standing room area is rated for 5,000 more. There were also 1000 or more standing in front of the stage, and overflow standing room behind the designated rear standing area with jumbotrons to watch. The small bleachers shown hear are in the back near the side corners of the standing room area and people may have left a few seats empty because they had a better angle for viewing by standing. I believe over 14,000 tickets were distributed and they were not easy to obtain and were unavailable on the morning of the event.The line to get in was over 1.5 miles long!

@richard -

The only numbers that truly count will happen on November 6th!

ROMNEY/RYAN 2012!!!

Likes the way he speaks? The man doesn't believe in gerunds.

The Mormon
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@Richard:
Look again at the photo. There are quite a few empty chairs waiting to see the empty chair himself.

Want to know why I support President Obama? Read this: http://tinyurl.com/WhyISupportPresObama

Thanks
This is great.

richard schwalb

12:20 pm on Sunday, September 23, 2012

Want to know why I support President Obama? Read this: http://tinyurl.com/WhyISupportPresObama

@richard...Do you really follow the REAL news at all?? Practically every issue in your 19 point support list is unraveling right now. Just because these policies were implemented by Obama while Dems had control over house and Senate, and you favor them, doesn't mean they are successful. I would like to see a legitimate point argued by an Obama supporter on the FACTS! Impossible to do. The economy is NOT turning around...a REAL under/unemployment rate closer to 19%...$6 trillion added to deficit in 3.5 years...Obama's foreign "appeasement policy" has blown up...He has not shown Israel we are the strong allies they have always counted on...The estate tax time bomb is almost here...New ObamaCare taxes are about to hit...AND the Health Care Law is widely unpopular...health care premiums are going way UP...Gas prices are exploding...No balanced budget in over 3 years...I could go on...My God!
Re-elect Obama and we will see a depression!!

The real reason people support Obama - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeMZGGQ0ERk

Yup, research points to the Faux news types are indeed "the low information, non-thinking types"

@morninmist -

Well, then, it's a good thing that Hoffa doesn't watch Fox News, isn't it?

What's your excuse for being low information and non-thinking - MSDNC, Current TV, RT TV, NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, HLN, thinkprogress.com, the Daily Kos, moveon.org, etc???

"Dang look at that wad of cash. Must be nice to get promoted, I'm a three time loser and stuck in the hole of Milwaukee"

Steve ® -

Nice!

How about thiis......

"You carry a $1,000 with you at all times? Dang! That's almost enough for an unsubsidized trolley ride!"

Barack see that line back there.....they think they are waiting in line for the Iphone.

Well said Richard!! AND to make matters worse, Obama, the President of the US, sends Hillary to meet with the "Presidents of Egypt, Libya and Afghanistan." while he cozies up on the couch at The View. Lord knows Whoopie and Joey Behar are much more important to the future of this country! If that doesn't synthesize his motives nothing will. Does anyone really need to know any more to vote him out??

@morninmist -

Proof that you're a stooge!!!

Walker is a hypocrite is what it proves!!

@morninmist -

We've been through this a thousand times already - there is an inherent conflict of interest with public sector unionization in that the public sector union employees are also taxpayers, thus they are in effect bargaining against their own self interests. Their compensation also derives from public funds which are collected from citizens by force. Not to mention that the public sector employees get to vote for the public officials that their unions are negotiating against, thus they effectively end up with representation on both sides of the bargaining table. This is why men such as FDR, the former President of the AFL-CIO, and my namesake didn't believe in public sector unionization.

Walker isn't the hypocrite - public sector unionization is!

In the private sector, typically the union and the owners/management tend to remain separate, with no conflict of interest. If a unionized employee chooses to also take an ownership interest in the company, it is done so voluntarily. And the revenues that corporations generate derive from money that is spent voluntarily, not by force (except in the case of health insurance companies thanks to Obamacare). And unless the union members are voluntarily buying an ownership in the company, and thereby getting to vote for members of the board of directors that their union is negotiating against, they typically don't get to vote for management.

Hoffa hopes that you are able to see the differences here!

From Governor Scott Walker's Facebook Page:

"Being pro-taxpayer doesn't make me anti-union. Besides, private sector unions are often our partners in economic development."

Mitt is a loser:

PrioritiesUSA Action ‏@Priorities2012

Battleground voters convinced Mitt Romney would favor the rich at the expense of the middle class: http://bit.ly/QoDPQd #47percent

@morninmist -

What in the hell is the matter with you?

"Mitt is a loser."

Is this appropriate? Your commander in chief and the leader of your Party asked you to dial down the hateful rhetoric, remember?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMSVEyqMlg4

How can you vote for a leader that is so plainly deficient at leadership that even you refuse to listen to him?!?!

Burned you again!!!