Barack Obama's speech was a slam-dunk. With something around 75,000 people in Invesco Field at Mile-High Stadium, the cheers were deafening. Obama focused his speech on the economy, with a slight peppering on the war and foreign policy. The economy hit home to these folks, who are worried about their jobs, and even if their jobs are secure, they're probably struggling with health care costs, the rising cost of gas, and the ever-increasing mortgage foreclosure debacle. All he really had to say was, "I'll make you a new job. Vote for me."
The use of the stadium was symbolic. He said in his speech, "This campaign is not about me. It's about you." So instead of limiting the speech/rally to Democrats who are active in the party, he opened the venue up to thousands of regular folks. And they came. People who've never voted, or never associated themselves with either party were able to attend, and some of them have been hanging out at the Pepsi Center just to be near the excitement.
Yes, I know the speech was light on detail. But would you give out all the details if you didn't have to? Why not wait until polls show that you haven't won over the independents yet, then release details. Wait until as close to the election as possible so the opponent has as little time as possible to nit-pick your details. I'm not sayin'... I'm just sayin'.
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