obama rocks portland, and the decemberists showed up too
Monday, May 19th, 2008Barak Obama greets the crowd. ©Ben Lansky
The numbers may vary between 65,000 - 75,000 but Portland’s fire chief backed up the account that Obama had pulled off a record crowd, the biggest in the State’s history apparently. The Decemberists entertained the crowd as it streamed into the park after long waits outside.