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In response to "things tru wants to know, obama rallies on saturday had an estimated 175,000 people." by truman

whose estimate? if from the organizers, they always overcount by a lot. -- nm

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu) Oct 20 '08, 05:46

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Secret Service estimated 80k in St. Louis. St. Louis PD estimated 100k. With 75k in a rally in KC. -- nm - Jim Oct 20, 05:51
the kc tv news said it was the police estimate of 75,000 here. - truman Oct 20, 05:48 12
- From experience in DC, the true number is somewhere in between the law enforcement estimate and the organizers' estimate. -- nm - loosilu Oct 20, 05:51
- Yep, I read one of the police estimates at 100,000. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 20, 05:50 10
  - I think they undercount a bit so they don't have to pay too many overtime dudes. -- nm - loosilu Oct 20, 05:52 9
    - according to the kc news, they interviewed a police captain - truman Oct 20, 05:53 8
      - Not sure that Obama paid for it, but the police also had to deal with a downtown wedding on Saturday at the old Cathedral. - Jim Oct 20, 06:00
      - oh, very cool. -- nm - loosilu Oct 20, 05:54 6
        
        He does have more money than god right now... -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 20, 05:56 2
        
        how could anyone have more money than god, - truman Oct 20, 05:57 1
        
        everyone has more money than god, because god doesn't need money. -- nm - mafic Oct 20, 06:01
        
        I think I heard the same thing about the st louis rally - truman Oct 20, 05:55 2
        
        it makes sense. it's a big imposition on the city. -- nm - loosilu Oct 20, 05:55 1
        
        true, it was a traffic nitemare when the rallies was over - truman Oct 20, 05:57

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