Venue changed at DNC tomorrow in stadium Charlotte Rs say Obama didn't have enough people

[SaveAmerica]

Do you think pass holders should try to gather somewhere anyway or should we just put all Republicans on ignore?

As someone who stood in line 6 hours to get the passes (and I was there on a good day where the wait wasn't as bad) and someone who is in NC and has seen the storms come in every afternoon for the past 3 days (bad storm/tornado warning during James Taylor's performance on Labor Day, first day of events, etc) I laugh at the thought that Obama has to cancel because he couldn't give out enough passes to have the seats filled.

The weather is like Florida in the summer with the storms coming in right on cue around 3 or so, I would much rather the Obamas, the Bidens all of those guests and us to not be out in an open stadium when thunder and lightening is swirling all around us. I can sit in the rain till the end of the week if necessary, lightening; not so much.

But I am so disappointed. Wonder if Skinner can get me inside tomorrow?

[librechik]

1. the convention center holds 15,000; 65,000 Charlotte citizens reserved tickets in advance

you do the math. That's why they moved it to the stadium in the first place.

[theoldman]

2. Weather

I thought it was a bad idea to begin with because weather is very unpredictable. Our local leather forecasters can hardly get it right one day ahead of time. How did the DNC expect to predict weather one month in advance.

[Jennicut]

6. Well, at least the Dems didn't book a Tampa convention in the middle of hurricane season.

Charlotte is more inland even though NC can get hit by bad hurricanes too.

[B2G]

11. All of these storms are a result of Isaac

not typical summertime fronts.

[kestrel91316]

3. Republicans always lie, all the time.

[catbyte]

4. Now who didn't see THAT one coming...

[progressivebydesign]

9. what does that mean? n/t

[magical thyme]

13. it was a very short count from when the venue change was announced

until the GOP claimed it was due to inability to fill stadium.

As opposed to the fact that the stadium was overbooked, and there have been lightning storms every afternoon in Charlotte.

[fugop]

5. It's all they've got

Lying is the only hope the GOP has. Rumor-mongering and outright lying. They're the "mean girls" of the political arena. I guess they're so predictable that they think the weather is, too.

[ms liberty]

7. R's are WRONG - there were 16,000 people on a waiting list...I had a ticket for tomorrow too, but...

I found out right before lunch that my ticket was cancelled. It's being moved to Time Warner Arena because of the weather. 40% chance of rain tomorrow, and I knew this was a possibility because of the weather, which has sucked all week. My ticket came from Senator Hagen's office through my boss, a big Dem supporter who is out of town this week.
I'm really disappointed too, but sometimes shit happens. I'll get a better view from the teevee, but it's not like experiencing it in person, dammit!

[progressivebydesign]

10. What they should do, is rent a second venue for the last ticket holders, to watch together. n/t

[B2G]

12. There is no indoor venue large enough to accomodate 60K

[SaveAmerica]

14. Yes, I agree, I'd rather POTUS FLOTUS and gang are safe, was just

wondering if we should counter the Republicans and still find a way to show the number of people who would have been there. I think the best way to counter it is to spend the next two months getting out the vote. If everyone who was supposed to be there tomorrow gets 2 people to the polls...

[progressivebydesign]

8. I'm sorry. where is this coming from? You have no links... n/t