Oprah Event In New Hampshire Sold Out

[babylonsister]

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/12/04/495425.aspx

From NBC/NJ's Aswini Anburajan

Yesterday, a piece in First Read looked at the "Oprah Effect" in Iowa and South Carolina. Now some news on New Hampshire.... According to a press release from the Granite State's Obama campaign, "Just one day after event specifics are released, all tickets for rally at Verizon Wireless Arena have been reserved; waiting list still open"

"There's been incredible enthusiasm and overwhelming demand for this event," said New Hampshire State Director Matt Rodriguez. "The rally will allow Barack Obama to introduce himself to many voters who may not normally tune into the political process-and it will provide a boost to our organization by bringing in new volunteers and energizing our supporters across the state."

The campaign will not comment on how many tickets have been given away, but the Verizon Wireless Arena can seat anywhere between 10,000 and 11,000 people.

[AtomicKitten]

1. Wonderful.

thanks for posting

[ilovesunshine]

2. I'm surprised it took so long to sell out. Bad weather? nt

[babylonsister]

9. One day? Not too shabby imo. nt

[Adelante]

3. Whoa, 10,000 people

That's a nice sized crowd for anywhere, but I wouldn't have expected it in New Hampshire. (I don't know why.)

[bunnies]

4. lmao

:spank:

[eleny]

5. Pass Hillary the Pepcid Complete!

[bunnies]

6. a photo of the arena... its a pretty impressive place.

Ive seen many a show here.

[Adelante]

7. It is good looking

:)

[elizm]

8. Same here in SC for Sunday event...and ours seats 18,000! :) nt

[babylonsister]

11. Wow! That's a lot of political interest! If that's what Oprah does, we

should all be grateful!

[elizm]

13. Absolutely. She can get people involved that might not be otherwise.

That can only be a good thing.

[Catherine Vincent]

10. She probably bougtht all the tickets. You know Oprah.

:evilgrin:

[elizm]

12. The tickets are free. nt

[bunnies]

14. Free? Really? wow.

Couldnt Obama have made quite a bit of money from this?

[Catherine Vincent]

17. Free?

Then how can they be sold out if they weren't for sale? Anyways, that's a good deal. Obama would attract that much even without Oprah.

[elizm]

19. Not sold out...just reserved already. You have to have a ticket to get in...

They need some way of judging the size of the crowd that will be coming.

[censorshipsucks]

15. Who?

[Adelante]

16. Welcome to DU, censorshipsucks

:hi:

[babylonsister]

18. censorshipsucks got censored!

:evilgrin:

[Adelante]

20. Man, that took no time at all! nt

[Beacool]

21. Oh, what a surprise............NOT!!!!!

What a shocker, the best known talk show diva in the US sells out a venue!!! Who would have thunk it?

If people actually vote for a candidate based on Oprah's support, or any other celebrity for that matter, then voting is something that should be beyond their reach.