I almost didn’t get into to see Obama on Wednesday. The line to get in was extremely long — it took more than half an hour
of walking to get to the end of the line, and it became known as the ‘line that never ends’ by all of the people walking to find it. Once in line, the thousands of people who drove to Dunedin stood and inched forward for at least two hours, slowly moving. I think I walked four miles just getting to and from parking, and then from little streets to the stadium.
Outside of the stadium were, of course, the McCain supporters. They were loud and they yelled. The people in line behind us began chanting “Obama, Obama," which drowned out the McCain supporters. One man held a sign that said ‘Women for Palin.' A woman walked up to the man and said “I am a woman and I am not for Palin." The man said, “So? You’re only one person; you don’t matter."
The stadium was packed…
This article appears in Sep 24-30, 2008.