Obama now speaking LIVE at Waterfront park in downtown Portland

[Poll_Blind]

Source: KGW in Portland

Speaking live in downtown Portland.

Read more: http://www.kgw.com/video/?nvid=57406&live=yes

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Streaming video available at link. Event expected to go on for about an hour or so.

PB

[gateley]

1. Thanks for the link! nt

[BayouBengal07]

2. For the moment

It's also on CNN.

[MoJoWorkin]

3. Damn CNN won't show the massive crowd!

I am glad Barack said there were 30,000 there, or the folks in TV land would never know.

[VP505]

8. CNN is reporting

50,000 in that crowd, unbelievable.

[grasswire]

4. same old stump speech so far

I hope he gets some new material some day. Even the pundits comment on the tired old speech.

[kevinbgoode]

5. OMG...that park looks packed!

Do they have any idea how many people are there?

[Poll_Blind]

6. It's a large venue and it looks shoulder to shoulder! n/t

PB

[MoJoWorkin]

7. Holy cow 50,000 people!!!!! WOW!!!

Just announced by CNN!

[graywarrior]

9. Even they were shocked!

[Beregond2]

10. 50K!

That's incredible.

I know people are saying it's the same old stump speech, but it sure isn't the one I heard last time he was in Portland. This was much better.

It's great to see Portland give him such a grand moment just before tomorrow's primary.

I can't believe he went to Roseburg, Gresham, and now he's off to Pendleton! Exactly what I said he should do, but I never thought he would. He's leaving no stone unturned. He really is the embodiment of the Howard Dean philosphy.

[FrenchieCat]

11. Estimate has gone up to 75K there......

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6020774&mesg_id=6020774

[pnorman]

12. Here's a photo lifted from another current DU thread

The crowd was estimated at 70~75 thousand.

pnorman