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Sitting Room Only for Obama in Green Bay

September 22, 2008 2:53 PM

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin packed the house last week in Green Bay, Wis., at the Resch Center.

Not so today in the same arena with Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., as ABC News' Sunlen Miller captured in these photos.

UPDATE: The Chicago Sun-Times has more on the low turnout for Obama in Green Bay.

- jpt

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Palin/McCain or McCain/Palin... it is powerful duet.
It does not metter who is first ....
MCain man of trust, even we dont agree on everything!!! We must have balance of power!!! We can not have all power in Democrats hands, it will be a tragedy!!!!!! Obama and democratic Congres, who can not or will not do anything for last 2 years,just like current"going down" economy mass ,under Democrats watch and approval- oh YES.!!! We need Hillary as Senat BOSS, Pelosi OUR,Reid OUT,Richardson OUT, Edwards is OUT_bravo, and others!!!OUT!!!
We need someone like Kucinich to guard OUR CONSTITUTION, PAUL WITH HIS GREAT ECONOMIC IDEAS!!! hIGHEST COURT TO BE ACCOUNTABLE AND FALLOW THE LAW AS SHOULD AND MUST!!!! NO FAVORS, NO SHAKE HANDS.
Get all those corrupted thiefs behind bars, kleen the mass and start all over!!! SIMPLY fallow "THE LAW" OF THE LAND!!!!

Posted by: babinuta48 | Sep 25, 2008 3:19:41 PM

I just seen the inflated polls stating that Obama leads McCain 52% to 43%. Not so. McCain was leading Obama in about three or four states and I don't believe that has changed. Its a gimmick by the networks to try and make people believe Obama is the best choice but on Thursday when Palin starts her campaigning again watch the networks change.

Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Sep 24, 2008 9:31:44 AM

Kimberly: I am a democrat voting for McCain also. However, I have voted for a republican for Illinois because a democratic governor doesn't work well for the City of Chicago. And that's what we need again. I believe McCain is the best to run this country not Obama who missed his senate seat over 130 times and always voting present. He was too busy reading books on MLK and planning his run for the presidency because he wanted to make history. He feels if MLK did it he can do it too. Not so. He should stop walking in someone else's shoes and walk in his own.

Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Sep 24, 2008 9:29:48 AM

Cathy: Yes, Obama is a know nothing, do nothing and says nothing. If elected Biden will do the talking while Obama stands still. That's the highly educated college graduate that copies speeches from RFK and MLK for his platform. Doublecrossed Hillary with Nancy Pelosi to sway the superdelegates to vote for him. Nancy probably threatened the superdelegates if they didn't switch their votes. I hope republicans take back the house to get rid of her.

Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Sep 24, 2008 9:21:33 AM

dl: Face it. Obama is not the celebrity anymore. He thought he had it in the bag but got fooled after Palin was chosen. And no matter what the inflated polls say, Obama is losing ground and its a gimmick to change voters minds from McCain to Obama. The blacks were complaining about whites being racist if Obama loses. Do they think that all white people should vote for Obama because he is half black. I don't think so.

Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Sep 24, 2008 9:17:00 AM

Karen: You are so right. Obama is losing gound so the networks increased his lead to 52% and 43$ for McCain to make the public believe that Obama will win the election. Its a gimmick to try and change the voter's minds against McCain/Palin. I am not falling for their tricks. Chris Matthews got bounced because he was very bias and promoted Obama over Hillary and McCain. But in the end I believe McCain will win the election.

Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Sep 24, 2008 9:13:40 AM

I found it fascinating that Sarah drew 60,000 people at her rally in Florida and not one band, or any free food. I supported Hillary, I am now voting for McCain/Palin. Women in this country have been unrepresented for far too long. Yet look where we stand, we're over half the population.

I am sick of having my uterus held hostage to get me to vote a certain way. Roe V Wade is going nowhere. How'd that work out for Bush? Pro-Choice is respecting every woman's right to chose. Not just those we agree with. Or one choice. It means respecting those beliefs or not coming back to whine when they don't respect ours.

Also there were not just Democrat women at those bra burning ceremonies. There were women from every policitical belief/party. I was there. I was a young teenager, but I was there. It was women coming together to lift each other up to stand and say we have a voice! Palin has done nothing to try and take away any women's rights, nor has McCain.

This audacity that it's ok that Biden believes life begins at conception. Has voted against public funding for abortion. To ban late term abortion. The same as McCain, but that's ok, according to the Hypocrites at NARAL, NOW because he has D behind his name isn't going to cut it anymore.

I am going to vote for the party that not only talks the talk, but walks the walk. That knows women are just as capable as men. That not only claims to support equal pay. They do it. Look what Obama pays women compared to what McCain does. That knows full well what a woman goes through everyday, in her stuggles to work and raise a family. That doesn't come with a silver spoon in her mouth. Who's children had a public education. Who knows what it's like to try and get ahead. I'm here to lift up a fellow woman. You go Sarah and you shatter that glass ceiling!! You make it possible for my daughter, and my grand-daughters to have that dream a reality! You make it possible for every woman to know no longer are their dreams, just dreams. They are able to achieve!

Posted by: Diana | Sep 23, 2008 3:23:09 PM

"Obama knows the middle class better.
Obama has better judgement (sic).
Obama communicates with people better.
Obama has better ideas.
Obama has a better tax plan"...

Obviously Obama is a superior human being in every way, then. But other than winning elections, what has he done with all these amazing talents? He's spent all his time hiding his light under a bushel, it seems.

Posted by: vdavisson | Sep 23, 2008 2:55:37 PM

Nobama is a loser and he WILL lose come November. Face it he is tanking faster than the Titanic.

Posted by: Karen | Sep 23, 2008 1:59:25 PM

Palin rally's are filled with reporters
It's the only way they can try and get near her!

Seriously - the election is 46 days away and this woman has not had one press conference and had one interview (csn't count Hannity as anj interview that was a Press release)

Does anyone in their right mind think this woman is ready to lead this country?

be very afraid

Posted by: alison | Sep 22, 2008 4:22:55 PM------------------------------She is a lot more ready than that do nothing in his career senator from Illinois.

Posted by: Cathy6224 | Sep 23, 2008 1:39:01 PM

The real story about crowd size is how low the McCain campaign stooped in lying about crowd size in a silly attempt to make themselves look more appealing than they are. Petty lies have characterized their campaign. After the consequences we have suffered from lies by the current administration, it's really sad that everyone is not demeanding the truth, even about little things.
Obama is smarter.
Obama is more honest.
Obama is promoting better policies.
Obama knows the middle class better.
Obama has better judgement.
Obama communicates with people better.
Obama has better ideas.
Obama has a better tax plan.

Simply put, Obama is just a better candidate. That's why we're ahead and that's why we are going to win. It's hard to undersstand why it is even close. Nevertheless, Obama will win and we will be looking at a brighter future. Thank God!
Posted by: LeeRWard | Sep 22, 2008
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I disagree with every statement you said about Obama, granted his is smart, but he doesn't have better ideas, he doesn't understand or give a damn about the middle class. his disdain towards the middle class is obvious. And I don't want wealth redistribution. I work hard for a living, everyone else can too. Obama wants to expand government which is not needed. He is a bad idea for the US, and I personally will campaign against him.

Posted by: Cathy6224 | Sep 23, 2008 1:31:26 PM

LeeRWard: The only future Obama has is staying in his senate seat until he retires. McCain will win the presidency without a doubt much to your hope he doesn't. Palin drew 60,000 in Florida, McCain drew 11,000 in Wisc. whereas Obama drew 6,000 in the same arena. Get use to it his celebrity status is over and done. Palin beat him out.

Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Sep 23, 2008 10:41:15 AM

Obama's crowds are getting smaller and McCain/Palin's crowds are increasing. That's what is happening. Obama is a celebrity no more. His celebrity status is over. Of course in Chicago its a different story however McCain and Palin haven't campaigned in Chicago. I can bet it would be overcrowded it they did. I believe McCain is going to win this election and the blacks will cry that people are racist. The same old story.

Posted by: Mariann Pepitone | Sep 23, 2008 10:26:18 AM

"Obama spoke on a Monday afternoon, when everyone's at school or work.
McCain/Palin spoke on a Thursday evening."

Gee, this doesn't speak very well for the folks who schedule Obama's campaign speeches, does it? Remember Jerry Seinfeld's incompetent agent on his TV show who kept screwing up his bookings? I think I know who she's working for now.

Posted by: MarkJ | Sep 23, 2008 9:53:04 AM

Is there a point to this?

Posted by: FromMyView | Sep 23, 2008 9:40:54 AM

Okay, what is this ABC? Even Obama's home state paper (Chicago Sun-Times) acknowledged that McCain-Palin had 4,000 more people than Obama in Green Bay.

Posted by: Sabrina | Sep 23, 2008 9:23:47 AM

If Obama doesnt win the consequences will be dire republicans have gone crazy as their free market deregulation philosophy has lead to an economic collapse McCain will raise taxes on the lower and middle class trying to protect the rich class[for them they have taken an about turn and our on their way on socializing losses of private sector]McCain is a neoconservative he would stretch the military to go to war in other places, obama is our only chance or else the Bush years will be extended for the next four.

Posted by: aj.amrcan | Sep 23, 2008 6:11:06 AM

LeeRWard: ". . .i think everyone more or less knows that obama-biden can pretty much fill a place up with people who are taxpayer leaches."

Now why would a bunch of Wall Street executives come to see Obama during the middle of the day on a Monday? Oh, and the word is spelled "leeches".

Posted by: Jere | Sep 23, 2008 1:51:17 AM

Guess without free food, a rock band headliner, or a grecian temple folks were just too busy to show up to listen to an hour of umm, umm, er, umm.

Posted by: Seattlegal | Sep 23, 2008 1:02:55 AM

Guess without free food, a rock band headliner, or a grecian temple folks are too busy to show up to listen to an hour of umm, umm, umm.

Posted by: Seattlegal | Sep 23, 2008 12:59:33 AM

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