75,000 People Attend Obama Rally In Oregon

May 18, 2008 · Filed Under Barack Obama, Politics

PORTLAND, Ore. — Tens of thousands of people lined up on a sunny Sunday for a chance to see Sen. Barack Obama speak at Waterfront Park during his final day of campaigning in Oregon before the state’s primary.

Lines to enter Waterfront Park stretched for at least ten blocks. Such an audience would exceed the number who flocked to the park in August 2004 to hear Sen. John Kerry when he was running against President Bush.

When asked why they were willing to wait in the heat in long lines, some Obama supporters say they wanted to see history in the making.

Portland Fire and Rescue estimated that 60,000 people were gathered inside the bowl at waterfront park and another 15,000 were outside, listening to the Senator speak Sunday.