It was only a few days ago that Mitt Romney decided to make a campaign appearance in Bucks County, PA on this last weekend before the election, but the last minute nature of this event didn’t stop a massive crowd of supporters from turning out in the cold. Twitchy quoted one woman who said that it was like a “Republican Woodstock.” Look at the crowd:
Thousands of supporters attend Mitt Romney rally in Bucks County, PA on 11/4/12.
According to Gateway Pundit, Carl Cameron reported the crowd size at 28,000, and “Mitt is pulling in larger crowds than Barack Obama and Bill Clinton – COMBINED – IN THE COLD!”
You can watch video of Romney’s speech at the Shady Brook Farm in Morrisville, PA at CSPAN. Here’s a screenshot of the next president and first lady arriving in the campaign bus.
Mitt and Ann Romney arrive at a rally in Morrisville, PA
Here’s a shot of the bus pulling up in front of the crowd.
Massive crowd of supporters greets the Romney campaign bus in Morrisville, PA
Update: Earlier today, when he wasn’t laughing about Benghazi, David Axelrod said that this rally meant Romney is in deep trouble. Really, then why did they send Bill Clinton to PA?
Update: Linked by American Power – thanks!
I love it. Go Mitt go!!!
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@lonelycon ty, it was cold and there was a delay, but unbelievable crowd. Every race, ethnicity, age, and gender around me #tcot #R4tour
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I just came back from the Bucks County rally and the crowd was tremendous and enthusiastic. One campaign worker noted that as of last night 27,000 signed up on the Internet for tickets. The crowd was clearly more than 20,000 and it filled the stands and spilled across the field.
We arrived early at 2:30 PM and it took 1 1/2 hours hours to get through screening. The crowd continued to pour in until just before Romney … running late … showed up at 7 PM.
It was cold and windy and sitting on the aluminum stand benches sucked the heat out out of you. Amazing that the dark and the cold and the long waiting time did not dampen the enthusiasm.
When he and Anne arrived and stepped out of the bus … it was electrifying! Well worth the frozen tush and numb toes!
With such a turnout on such a short notice in bad weather conditions … PA is “in play” for Romney.
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That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing.
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I was watching it live on Fox News. It seemed like there were some hecklers. Were there?
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I don’t know. I didn’t hear any, but I was only able to listen to part of it.
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Good. Thanks for the response.
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I suppose the predominately, if not, all White crowd was more friendly than the multiracial more densely populated crowds in nearby Philadelphia, totally ignored by Mitt and the GOP. The last thing America needs is another president who appeals only to one specific group of people like Bush who referred to wealthy White people as his base.
Obama’s crowds are more diverse and represent the INCLUSIVE America most of us want to see.
And why were people REALLY being forced to stay?
Romney Staffers Tried to Forcibly Prevent People Leaving Morrisville, PA rally
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251211676
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while @ExposedNRid has the right to express it’s views, Obama has turned on too many voter groups to proclaim himself as a leader.
The voters will judge Obama on Tuesday and only the small minded bigots will cry foul if Obama is rejected by those he has unjustly targeted and ignored!
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@ExposeNRidRacism — aside from the boiler-plate charges of racism routinely hurled at Republicans by “progressive” race baiters like yourself, what else do you have to contribute? I was there, freezing my a@@ off, and enjoying the rally, along with Hispanics and a sprinkling of brave black fellow citizens (who, of course will be called Uncle Toms and Race Traitors should you and your all-inclusive friends find out they were there). No one forced anyone to stay, and some did leave early because of the cold. Your worst fears will be realized once more blacks realized who freed them from slavery, what party Orville Faubus and Bull Connor were members of, and which Party was responsible for the Civil Rights Act passing Congress so LBJ could sign it into the law of the land – and which Party filibustered it and the majority of whose Senators voted against it.
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My husband & I were at the event & we left early due to illness with no problems – we met people from all over the state as well as NJ. The crowd was energized & there had to be at least 30,000 people there.
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Again someone trying to divide the country. Sad sad sad. I was there the crowd was very diversified. The office of the president in not a race war its 2012 Get on with life today stop living in the past as a victim( we all have issues)
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As we arrived the police instructed us to leave stating 50,000 people were in the area and no place to put everyone. Being the patriots we are we circled until we found a parking place (on a side walk). There were about a dozen Obama supporters standing across the street from the entrance and you could barely hear their weak rants. I understand that 28,000 tickets were solicited but not everyone entered through security. Many were standing behind the security fence watching and listenening from their. We simply did not expect to see such an enthusiastic showing of support as it was freezing cold and the guest of honor was about an hour and a half behind schedule.
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People were not denied exit. I was with a group of elderly that were trying to move a security barrier and exit under the bleachers where a secret service agent said they could not exit this way under the bleachers. He then contacted other security staffers that got clearance to move retaining fences to let out behind the Romney bus. Get your facts straight before spewing garbage. I have read other reports that the transport bus system they used to shuttle attendees from parking to the main gate were supporters brought in from out of state more false info. Lots of patriot Mom’s, Dads, Kids and Grandparents all out to see the future president and hear is message. It was a positive and uplifting experience despite the freezing weather.
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Thank you for sharing. I’ve read those reports that people were denied exit, and then digging into the comments saw the same thing you said from others who were there.
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