McCain crowd in Tampa fall shorts of expectations
September 16, 2008 at 2:18 pm by Wayne GarciaPre-show estimate/hoped-for attendance at the McCain Rally in downtown Tampa: 4,000-5,000 as quoted by Trib’s William March from campaign sources in coverage today.
Actual attendance in Tampa: 2,500, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
Actual attendance in Jax yesterday: 3,000.
Obama in Colorado yesterday: 6,000.
Obama in Tampa earlier this year: 15,000.
What the size of these crowds means on Election Day: Not too much.
