This was the largest U.S. crowd ever to see Barack Obama. It was reported that on the same day, 75,000 turned out in Kansas City.
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What an incredible experience it must have been.
I wonder, does this make him bigger than the Beatles? ;-)
When is the last time an American politician of any stripe held a rally of that magnitude?