[nhwingut]

Poor planning on his part, if you knew South East Michigan where else would he have gone?

I'm betting Ford Field has plenty of larger sections/rooms for marketing events and expos, etc.

Most major stadiums here in Boston do. I've been to plenty of seminars and expos at the Boston Garden (Bruins, Celtics) and Gillette Stadium (Patriots) where the event is marketed at "Boston Garden" or "Gillette Stadium" but held in a huge conference room or large hall.

[LZ_Bayonet]

"I'm betting Ford Field has plenty of larger sections/rooms for marketing events and expos, etc."

? - I don't understand the point. If those rooms are for events etc. they were probably booked too. It was a Detroit Economic Club event and they moved it at the last minute to provide more room. In fact they may very well have originally scheduled it for one of the smaller rooms.

Again, it was the Detroit Economic Club that set up the event and paid for the room. If it had been Obama the media would not have mentioned it.