Yo via blackberry! I'm at McCain rally right now Monday nite on outskirts of Las Vegas A poor turnout my friends. I got here 3 hrs ago to beat the crowds. But my daughter just arrived as program is beginning and she got in This venue holds about 5k and is not full When Palin was here a few weeks ago folks tell me there six thousand people in line 3 hrs before If u want to know why Mac has lost the great American Middle just come to one of these events. The first 10 mins has been filled with an ultra religious convocation about how America was made for God fearing folks Now the speaker is an extreme right wing radio host. She's vowing a big win for McCain. Chants of USA! USA! The person I'm with is laughing his rear off. He's a pro sports better and knows that Obama is now something like a 1 to 7 bet to win. About as good as odds as u waking up live tomorrow Don't want to emphasize the obvious but we counted three black people in the audience though we might have missed a few. There's a smattering of latinos but let's get real. This is a white crowd Now a local assemblyman is asking what's most important to you? And the crowd has shouted back "freedom!" Ok I'm good with that. Now another speaker State Senator Joe Heck. Known as Joe the Senator He just said something stunning "The good news," he said "is that the Democrats are running out of voters." Um, yeah. Anecdotally it seems like every Dem in NV has indeed already voted early. Wow, now ANOTHER state senator filling the void. And another one saying so many Dems have voted early that they have run out of voters. And, oh yes, up is down. Don't think I'm going to blog Mac's speech cuz not sure it will be worth it. I'm sort of wondering Mac is doing in a state like this anyway on election eve. Anyone know? Congressman John Porter just took the stage and claimed there were 11k people here tonite. Unfortunately all the reporters around me agree official capacity is 4k and place is NOT full. Next speaker is...a female US Army Captain. Didn't catch her name, sorry. I'm trying to stay awake. She's telling her story know as her tour as an Army PR officer in Bosnia (which by the way McCain opposed).She's praising Walter Reed hospital that saved her dfrom dying from a blood clot. And she says she is now supporting McCain. Huh? Why wou$d anyone bring up Walter Reed at a GOP rally? But this is what losing campaigns are all about... Listless, direction-less rallies with no sharp message This is unreal. Three and a half hours after the doors opened no sign of McCain and an endless parade of little league speakers Ok Dead air. No one at the podium.Filling with a White Snake song while everyone wonders WTF? Now another song."Only in America" according to my daughter's cool Iphone app. Oh thank God! An Elvis song! "A Little Less Conversation" BTW have u stopped reading yet? It' ok if u do. Now we're into Dolly Parton and almost completing the 4th hour of a last gasp campaign rally More and more musical fill. This is like taking a number to be on life support Flash... Word comes via fellow reporters that the Palin event happening now at same hour in Reno is playing to a half empty house. Will update in a few

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