Huge crowds greet GWB in St. Pete and The Villages, Florida (great photos)

Yahoo News Photos ^ | 10/19/04

[Wolfstar]

THE PRESIDENT IS CAMPAIGNING BY BUS THROUGH FLORIDA TODAY. The first batch are from The Villages:

This batch is from the rally in St. Petersburg:

[Wolfstar]

TURNOUT MATTERS! Dems in Dade County are already voting...

YAHOO NEWS CAPTION: Residents of Dade County cast ballots in Miami. Democratic campaigners are targeting Florida's black community, hoping to channel their anger over the 2000 electoral fiasco into a resolve to defeat President George W. Bush.(AFP/Roberto Schimidt)

[lahargis]

That crowd is huge! Wow!

[Wolfstar]

Don't know about you, but my nerves are jangling out of control. I never cared more deeply about the outcome of a presidential election as I do this one.

[RushCrush]

Love that blue plaid shirt! Go Dubya!

[iceskater]

Just look at the crowds in those photos! Wow!

[cripplecreek]

Holy crap! There must be at least 10,000 people in those first couple of pictures.

[Wolfstar]

The crowds in both places were huge. I'm on pins and needles about this election, so need all the soothing I can get. These photos help.

[NordP]

W IS GOING TO WIN .

BELIEVE!!! (and VOTE!!!!)

[smiley]

OMG....the crowds are enormous...President Bush looks tired.....but happy....God Bless this administration...

[KrazyEyezKillah]

Relax. Project confidence. W. will win. Most americans expect that he'll win. Turn off the MSM. Volunteer at your local phone bank at get out the vote. Party like a rock star on Nov. 3.

[Wolfstar]

Pinging you FYI to photo in my post #1

[WoodstockCat]

I have some friends from Woodstock, GA that flew down for the rally at the Villages...lucky dogs.

[B.Bumbleberry]

CNBC has been broadcasting little shorts of Kerry's and Bush's stump speeches at these rallies. Bush looks upbeat and energized with loud supporting crowds. Kerry looks like a zombie, sounds like he's just mouthing words and hardly knows what he is saying, subdued cheers (crowds are not shown).

My take at this hour.

[Wolfstar]

Volunteer at your local phone bank at get out the vote.

Good advice, except that I've been volunteering down at my local Bush-Cheney/GOP HQ since mid-August. I care too much about this election, so can't help an attack of nerves.

[EggsAckley]

I'm with you, Wolf.

[Wolfstar]

My take at this hour.

Good take.

[cripplecreek]

I saw a Kerry speech earlier today. He seems to have taken on a familiar orange hue again.

[AmericanMade1776]

Marvelous pictures, and another large crowd who turned out for President George W. Bush.

[My2Cents]

I'm feeling oddly unrattled. Pics like these, and evidence that Bush is turning the corner on the polls, fortify my confidence.

[Republic Rocker]

KEEP UP the good work Freepers in the swing states! Kalifornia is counting on you to pull us through!

[glennaro]

Terrific photos. Thanks for posting.

[Wolfstar]

Except for working as hard as possible down at the local B-C/Rep HQ to keep my mind off my nerves, I don't know how I'm gonna make these next couple of weeks.

[Rocko]

Bump.

[Rummyfan]

FWIW, he is drawing huge crowds. I don't see the same numbers at Kerry's appearances.

BUSH CHENEY '04!

[Constitution Day]

That crowd is huge! Wow!

Rock-star huge. Pretty cool!

[Tennessean4Bush]

Project confidence. W. will win. Most americans expect that he'll win.

I think all this bluster from Kerry team that he is up in OH and FL is to try to stave off the Bush inevitability perception. They know that if most people believe (by these kind of margins 59-30) that Bush is going to win a week from now that the Kerry support will crater with many casting the ballot for Nader or simply not showing up.

[RushCrush]

Here's something you can do to help your nerves, go to www.swiftvets.com and sign the petition to get Kerry to execute the 180 form!

[Wolfstar]

Couple of large crowds...two different rallies in two Florida communities. He's doing a bus tour through parts of the state today. Will be more photos later in the day from other stops.

[spodefly]

According to the polls that are showing 18% of blacks supporting Bush, that means that one of these folks is not going to be voting like the others.

[DBeers]

-good to see -thanks for posting.

[iceskater]

I know. I'm on pins and needles myself. I just want it to be over already. I feel like this election has been going on for years now.

But looking at pictures like these does help.

Keep praying and keep working. This is no time to get complacent.

[Gator113]

You're not alone!!!!

[Ravi]

The villages is a retirement community outside of Ocala. We need all these seniors to vote for Bush.

[hobson]

(crowds are not shown).

I find that very telling. I've been paying close attention to this for the last month and, curiously, Kerry's crowd are always shown close-up. Why don't reporters ever relay that information? I suspect it's not good news for Kerry.

[RoseofTexas]

If anyone here knows or can compare the crowd estimates for both parties, CAN YOU PLEASE POST...I'm dying to know who is getting bigger crowds around the states, Lurch or our W! Crowd numbers speak VOLUMES!! Especailly the ones from Flordia and Ohio!!

[Mannaggia l'America]

Note the ACORN shirts - probably voting for the 12th time today.

[blackie]

Great pix ~ GWB Is The Man ~ Bump!

~~ Bush/Cheney 2004 ~~

[Unam Sanctam]

Don't assume that an African-American will necessarily be a Democrat. Just look at the new poll today that says Bush has double his support in the black community to 18%. Still low, to be sure, but not nothing.

[oolatec]

Sweetness!

[JFC]

I love that shirt also. I think he wears it often. He is CONSERVATIVE and I LOVE THAT.

[Wolfstar]

I feel as if I had a son playing in a football game for the state championship or something, and the game is within a couple of points with two minutes to go in the 4th quarter. Wouldn't call it rattled, just all nervous energy welling up because I care so much.

[Rebelbase]

VOTE EARLY!

[AmericanMade1776]

Compare it with John Kerry's crowd in Wilks Barre, Pa today,

KEEP THE LIGHTS DOWN LOW , KERRY AND MAYBE NO ONE WILL NOTICE YOUR LOW TURN OUTS TO YOUR CAMPAIGN EVENTS.

[agincourt1415]

I have already early voted, it felt good!

[pabianice]

What's with the "helper" in the right booth...?

[Wolfstar]

Kalifornia is counting on you to pull us through!

You got that right. I live in the Los Angeles area. Surprising amount of energy and excitement for the president in my locality, but I don't expect a CA win.

[Wolfstar]

FWIW, he is drawing huge crowds. I don't see the same numbers at Kerry's appearances.

If the comparative size of the crowds are any indication, our Dubya will win in a landslide.

[freeperfromnj]

What an encouraging sight that crowd is!

[been_lurking]

I did notice. BTTT

[Dog Gone]

What's with two voters in the right side booth? That's not a poll worker giving assistance.