A Firsthand Account of Sen. Obama’s Oakland, CA Rally
Over 10,000 people turned out to see Sen. Obama at his first Bay Area rally, which took place yesterday in an outdoor amphitheater in front of the Oakland City Hall. According to the AP, “Obama’s afternoon appearance brought the downtown to a standstill. His amplified voice echoed off the downtown buildings and people peered through office building windows and waved from rooftop balconies.”
Fortunately for us, OBAMARAMA reader Stacy from California was on hand for yesterday’s rally, and she emailed in this description (as well as the great photos below) to help give us a sense of what it was like to be there:
Obama’s rally in Oakland was a true success! Some say over 12,000 people were there! Although that sounds chaotic, the hope and excitement in the air far outweighed any thoughts of fear about the massive amount of people you were standing with. I saw first hand what kind of positive energy Obama’s presence can bring!
The crowd chanted “Obama” in anticipation. Once he was on stage in the sunken amphitheater, not everyone could actually see the Senator, but that didn’t stop the crowd from wildly cheering for him. You could hear a loud chorus of “boo” when Obama mentioned that some thought he didn’t have enough experience, and cheers of jubilation when he made his statement that he’s been in “Washington long enough to know that Washington needs to change.”
I know that I was truly part of history in the making! I am more sure than ever that Obama has the energy to evoke amazing followers of all ethnic backgrounds and will be the next President of our United States!
See Stacy’s pictures after the jump.
Thanks to Stacy for filing this account. And for any other OBAMARAMA readers who will be attending campaign rallies in the future, feel free to drop us a line to share your experience and perspectives with the blogosphere!
March 27th, 2007 at 11:30 pm EST
Reading the report on the Oakland rally was encouraging and confirmed my sense that Sen Obama is a man for all Americans, a person who will help heal deep divisions, both cultural and racial…my hope is that Obama will help make us WANT to be one people!
April 5th, 2007 at 4:33 pm EST
I also attended the Oakland rally and it was a huge success. Given that the California primary vote has been moved up to February, I was heartened to see such a huge and diverse crowd gathered in Oakland from all over Northern California in support of Barack Obama. Check out OaklandforObama.com for more pictures from the rall and ongoing events in Oakland.
April 7th, 2007 at 1:27 am EST
Thanks for the site Monifa, it is a great way to relive the experience and see the new things going on in Oakland!
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