Democrats set to move Obama's big speech from 74,000-seater outdoor stadium to 20,000-seater
Daily Mail ^ | 9/4/12 | Toby Harnden
Posted on Tuesday, September 04, 2012 12:34:47 PM by
Charlotte, North Carolina - Democrats are poised to avoid the danger of President Barack Obama accepting his party’s nomination before a partially-empty stadium by shifting his speech to an indoor arena and citing ‘severe weather’. The Obama campaign have been working desperately to ensure that the 74,000-seater Bank of America stadium in Charlotte would be filled. Buses for students from across North Carolina and even members of black churches in neighboring South Carolina have been arranged. Images of rows of empty seats at the stadium, home of the Carolina Panthers, as Obama speaks on Thursday night would be politically disastrous
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I feel bad for these lost souls. I hope they brought their marching shoes w them though and left the bedroom slippers home.