Obama Rally

Keeping Score In Chicago Episode 5: This is What Change Smells Like?

Mark Konkol and Todd Fooks | Posted 11.11.2008 | Chicago


Mark Konkol and Todd Fooks

Barack Obama declared victory in Grant Park amid celebration and the wafting scent of an herb now available for medicinal purposes in Michigan and Fook caught the celebration on tape. Hear it on this edition of Keeping Score In Chicago.

Reliving the Grant Park Election Night Countdown (VIDEO)

Mike Doyle | Posted 11.07.2008 | Chicago


Mike Doyle

Drawn from the YouTube feeds of five fellow Grant Park revelers, here is how we who were down there experienced the moment when America changed forever.

Obama's Crowds Made the Difference

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 11.06.2008 | Home


Kelly Nuxoll

The reason I voted for Obama had little to do with the candidate and everything to do with the crowd.

Grant Park, the Day After

Daniel Sinker | Posted 11.05.2008 | Chicago


Daniel Sinker

Here's a slideshow of what it looked like, both from the stage and from the park itself, the day after history was made.

Whole World Watching Grant Park, Again

Howard Wolinsky | Posted 11.05.2008 | Chicago


Howard Wolinsky

American flags were waving Tuesday night over Grant Park as they celebrated the Obama win. Back in '68, the riot in Grant Park started when a protester tried to lower an American flag.

Obama's Victory as Progress, Not History

Ari Melber | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics


Ari Melber

Across the country, with their votes and their activism, people are firmly backing this famous "change" agenda.

Obama Election Night Rally Prep: Updates, Video, Photos

Posted 11.03.2008 | Chicago


***UPDATE 11/04*** The Chicago Tribune reports on the crowds that have already started gathering for tonight's Obama rally. With the sun beaming su...

McCain, Palin Draw Surprisingly Small Crowds In Ohio

Diane Tucker | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home


Diane Tucker

John McCain and Sarah Palin crisscrossed Ohio over the weekend, appearing at multiple rallies that drew surprisingly small crowds -- especially taking...

AP Poll: Obama Supporters Gleeful, McCain's Glum

AP | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON (AP) -- That smiling guy walking down the street? Odds are he's a Barack Obama backer. The grouchy looking one? Don't ask, and don't necess...

Obama Rally: City Details Plans

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 10.31.2008 | Chicago


CHICAGO — Chicago authorities are bracing for as many as a million people in downtown Grant Park Tuesday night to cheer on Barack Obama as elect...

Obama Election Night Rally Guest List

Posted 10.31.2008 | Chicago


UPDATE Gov. Blagojevich has been invited to the Grant Park rally, according to a note from the governor's office to Capitol Fax. Barack Obama's mo...

Obama stirs up supporters in Colorado

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics


DENVER — Roaring toward the finish, Barack Obama presided Sunday over two Colorado rallies that together drew about 150,000 people, a startling ...

Obama Paying For Election Night Rally

Posted 10.22.2008 | Chicago


UPDATE 10/28 The City of Chicago has retained security consultant Neil Sullivan to aid with the Obama rally planning at a rate of $100-an-hour with...

Obama Supporters' Tires Slashed In North Carolina

Talking Points Memo | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics


Still more ugliness and hostility on the campaign trail, courtesy of North Carolina's Fayetville Observer: Someone slashed the tires of at least 30 ...

McCain Volunteers Finally Roused In Northern Virginia

Diane Tucker | Posted 10.20.2008 | Home


Diane Tucker

I peered inside the huge glass windows and saw something unexpected: rows and rows of people on phone banks, dozens of them. It was completely unlike the other McCain "victory offices" I've visited.

Obama Rally In St. Louis Draws 100,000 (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama drew a crowd of 100,000 at a rally near the Gateway Arch in St. Louis on Saturday, the AP reports. McCain spent the day campaigning in No...

Zavier's Day With Obama In Toledo

Teresa McCoy | Posted 10.15.2008 | Home


Teresa McCoy

I could see by the look on the faces in the crowd that people in Ohio are hungry for a real leader, one who recognizes that everyday folks are the ones who matter.

Surge Of New Voters and Obama Campaign Efforts Tipping Virginia

Diane Tucker | Posted 10.06.2008 | Home


Diane Tucker

During the primaries Obama got trounced in southwestern Virginia. "Presence really matters," Gov. Kaine told Obama. "Go and show 'em you're really interested."

McCain-Palin Rally in Anchorage is a Whole Lotta Empty Chairs, Gosh Darnit!

AKMuckraker | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics


AKMuckraker

I actually felt sorry for the organizers for a minute, before I snapped myself out of it. A head count yielded about 250-300 people. Clearly they had been hoping for more.

Obama Criticizes McCain Over Jobs

AP | NEDRA PICKLER and SARA KUGLER | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics


ABINGTON, Pa. — Democrat Barack Obama used word of the nation's worst monthly job loss in over five years Friday to argue the policies of his Re...

Danation: Neither a borrower nor a lender be

Dan Sweeney | Posted 09.29.2008 | Home


Dan Sweeney

My weekly print column, Danation, usually takes a somewhat local bent, making it meaningful to only a slim percentage of HuffPo readers. But Barack Ob...

Jason Linkins

Right-Wing Obama Critics Obsess Over 'Rock Concert Conspiracy'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics


[UPDATED BELOW] Rightward critics of Barack Obama continue to be all a-flutter over the fact that the Illinois Senator's massive rally in Portland, w...

Obama Draws Largest Crowd Of His Campaign At Philadelphia Rally

AP | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics


PHILADELPHIA — Barack Obama was greeted by the largest crowd of his campaign Friday night in Philadelphia. Some 35,000 people jammed into Indepe...

Marc Cooper

Obama Woos Latino Vote Ahead Of Hollywood Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Marc Cooper | Posted 01.31.2008 | Politics


Los Angeles, California -- Just hours before a dramatic one-on-one televised debate with rival Hillary Clinton, Sen. Barack Obama led his campaign in...

Obama Team Insists He Can Still Catch Clinton

Reuters | Posted 09.28.2007 | Politics


Democrat Barack Obama emerged on Thursday from the latest campaign debate with aides insisting he can still catch front-runner Hillary Clinton and def...