Obama and Company are about to make one of the most important decisions of the campaign.


<<<<  In 2010,  Obama helped campaign in a loosing effort at the arena at Ohio State and saw 35,000 in an overflow crowd.  On may 5 of 2012,  he used the same arena to officially begin his 2012 campaign.  The arena actually holds 21,000 but only had 12,000 show up.  

On Thursday of this week,  Obama is scheduled to accept the nomination of his party in the Bank of America Stadium.  The stadium holds 73,770 folks.  

At this very moments,  as I write this post,  the talking heads are debating whether to take the risk of meeting in the stadium.  The concern?  There is grave concern as to whether the stadium will be full or not.  Understand that a healthy sized crowd of 40 to 50 thousand will look "puny" if they meet in a stadium that is 35% empty . . . . .  not a good thing 8 weeks before the election.  

Leave it to the European Press:  they are suggesting that the acceptance speech will be moved inside,  using the weather as an excuse. 

From the Daily Mail.co.uk.


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’.


Considering the risk involved,  this may be the biggest decision of the campaign.  There is no official word on a move indoors,  but there are plenty of rumors.  Time will tell.  

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