Fair, you probably heard on the news that Barack Obama will be speaking on the topics of Energy, and also infrastructure and local government (according to the Lansing State Journal). And you would think, of course, Ing will make it to that speech. Well - - I tried, I waited in line about 2 and a half hours - but, no ticket. They ran out, I estimate, about 50 people ahead of me. I would have had to get in line about a 8:00 am instead of the 8:30 I did get there.
I'm hoping that those around me, and the hundreds in line behind, won't be too disappointed. The Journal said that if all ballrooms were combined, the Lansing Center venue could hold 5,700. I really don't think there were that many people ahead of me - they probably gave out VIP tickets and saved space for Democratic office holders, things like that.
The Lansing Center does seem too small for Obama - he could fill Spartan Stadium, with a bit more lead time. But after all - speaking to stadium-filling crowds feeds into the opposition's stereotyping of Obama - he's just a rock star, he's just a celebrity. I really don't think McCain's strategy will be successful in the long run. But it is an irritant and a distraction as the modern campaign response is to reply to the opposition almost instantly. Maybe Obama and his team just need to slow down slightly - let the ridiculousness of McCain's campaign just hang out there in the ether for Democratic pundits to poke holes in and bring down to earth.
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