Despite heat, candidates draw 15,000 to N.C. rally (July 10th rally)

[JI7]

while this says 15 thousand i think some put the number to 25 thousand also. either way it's very big.


<People came from miles around to see Kerry and Edwards at N.C. State. Local police said the crowd numbered 15,000, making it the state's largest political rally in recent memory.

"The heat that we're feeling right now is nothing compared to the heat that Kerry gave George Bush when he picked John Edwards," said Lee Jones, 50, as a drop of sweat fell from her perfectly coifed hair. She stood near her daughter fingering one of the placards that organizers handed out before the Democratic presidential hopefuls arrived and that functioned as fans for the overheated enthusiasts.

"It was awesome! I got to hold his hand for, like, five seconds," Duke junior Nicky Cederblom gushed. She sheepishly admitted she had fallen for Kerry's charisma as well as his politics.

For Cederblom and her friend, Duke junior Julia Hueckel, a Kerry-Edwards ticket marks a chance for North Carolina voters to affect the presidential election. Young voters at the rally said domestic issues like health care and the economy would draw them to the polls.>

http://www.chronicle.duke.edu/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/07/21/40fd79c101941

[murielm99]

1. How nice that someone commented on Kerry's charisma.

Usually all we hear about is how * is folksy, and such a regular guy!

BS!

Nice article. Thanks for posting.

[Dover]

2. So the original estimates of 25,000 in attendance were inaccurate?

I seem to recall a higher number of participants being reported.

[Andromeda]

3. That's uplifting news!

I love to hear about great turnouts. And the comment about Kerry's charisma was priceless.

I hate it when people say Kerry is "dull." They are not listening to Kerry's message when they pick on his serious demeanor and call him "wooden." If you listen to him, and I mean really listen to what he has to say, he is mesmerizing.

edited for punctuation