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Countdown to Change: Barack Obama in Madison - Oct. 15, 2007

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Some shots originally published at Dane101.com. Many huge thanks to my brother Mike for letting me borrow his 24-105. A total of 32 pics from Barack Obama’s Oct. 15, 2007 appearance at Monona Terrace in Madison, WI:

A local band warms up the crowd before Obama’s speech. A dance troupe performs for the growing crowd. Audience members applaud the pre-speech entertainment.
Audience members wait in the bleachers with their signs. An inflatable cow keeps the crowd entertained while waiting for the senator. Bryon Eagon leads the crowd in an “O” chant.
Temo Figueroa, Obama’s national field director, recruits audience members to join an SMS list. Other members of the media shoot from one of the media platforms back and stage right. The crowd starts waving their signs in anticipation of the senator’s appearance.
Audience members look on from an overflow area set up behind the main media platform. Ami ElShareif, vice-chair of UW Students for Obama, warms up the crowd. Gus Doyle, son of Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, introduces Barack Obama.
Senator Obama emerges to a sea of signs. Presidential candidate Barack Obama speaks at Monona Terrace in Madison, WI on Oct. 15, 2007. Supporters wave their signs as Senator Obama takes the stage.

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  1. 1 steve Posted October 19th, 2007 - 2:31 pm

    nice pics phil - i read about this in the papers the other day, and was pretty sure i’d be seeing some pics up from this event…..

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