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Still Hope
Talking Points Memo — ... If you're bummed about not getting a ticket to watch the Obama speech at the Invesco Center, you'll be happy to know they're still giving away tickets for John McCain's veep announcement tomorrow at the aptly-named 12,000 seat Nutter Center. ...

The enthusiasm gap, in tickets
Ben Smith's Blog — Mile High is nearly packed, and I'm told there's a long line outside. McCain aides said this week they thought they could have given out more than 200,000 tickets. McCain's campaign, meanwhile, is reportedly struggling to fill a 12,000 seat hall tomorrow.  

Still Cracks me up
Rising Hegemon — This is simply hilarious: While Obamaniacs competed for tickets and withstood long lines to see their hero at Denver's Invesco Field, John McCain's rumored announcement of his running mate here tomorrow is not exactly drawing the same interest. McCain arrived here tonight to news reports that free tickets are still available to his rally tomorrow at a basketball arena at Wright State University. The Nutter Center has a capacity of about 12,000. While McCain aides have mocked as grandiose Obama's plan to give his acceptance speech before ...

Mike’s Blog Roundup
Crooks and Liars — ... The Trail: There are still plenty of free tix available for McCain’s stadium rallies this weekend, the sites chosen based on the absence of ...

On To The Nutter Event-- McCain Throws A Hail Mary Pass
DownWithTyranny! — ... McCain will take the stage today. He's following Obama's appearance before a sold out house of 75,000 people at the Denver Bronco's Mile High Stadium with a little show of his own at the Nutter Center-- what name could be more appropriate?-- in Dayton. The Nutter rally, which hold 12,000 people but is unlikely to even reach half capacity, kicks off McCain's sadly pathetic "Road to the Convention tour" of Little League fields and minor league stadiums where he'll be offering 4 more years of disaster at the homes of the Washington (Pa.) Wild Things of the Frontier League, and the ...