Obama to rally 75,000 in convention spectacular

0 Comments | AFP, July, 2008

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Barack Obama will stand before a sea of 75,000 fans to accept the Democratic White House nomination in a spectacular rock-concert style stadium finale to his party's convention next month.

The charismatic Illinois senator will attempt to upstage Republican rival John McCain with a stunning open-air photo-op on August 28, at Invesco field, the home of the Denver Broncos American football franchise.

Party officials switched the prime-time appearance to the outdoor stadium from the nearby Pepsi Center indoor sports arena holding the first three days of the convention, to quadruple the potential crowd.

The address by Obama, who hopes to be America's first black president, will be lent added poignancy by dint of its scheduling on the 45th...

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