Obama rally, Wilmington DE

It was a beautiful February day for an outdoor campaign rally. I'm guessing the crowd was about 10,000 strong (I've seen estimates of 20,000). It was difficult to see Obama from the fringes. We arrived just as he came onto the stump. Definitely a lot of curiosity seekers. Heavy African-American turnout (Wilmington has a significant black population). I'm guessing the crowd was at least half African-American. The overall impression was that of great diversity: old and young, black and white, rich and poor, higher and lower educated. The PA speakers were not up to the size of the crowd, and the sound reverberated through Rodney Square, making it difficult to parse every line of Obama's stump speech. But even at a distance of 150 yards or so, the man exudes confidence, authority, and poise. With this kind of turnout, I'm thinking there might be something tsunami like on the horizon, and it's going to start crashing ashore on Tuesday.