10,000+ cheer Romney in Apopka, Florida, "Many people abandoned their cars...and walked a mile or more to get to the park." 10/6/12

10/7/12, "Mitt Romney thrills throngs of admirers in Apopka," Orlando Sentinel, Scott Powers

"Under a threatening evening sky, an energized and confident Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney spoke of the "greatness of the American spirit" Saturday night — and thousands of people spilling up a hillside returned his energy.

"I want you to know how confident I am in the future of this country," Romney told more than 10,000 people gathered in and around the Apopka Amphitheater."...

10/7/12, "Thousands “More than 10,000″ Rally for Mitt Romney in Apopka, Florida,"
BattlegroundWatch.com

"While I was away the photos came flying in and Apopka, Florida became Romney Country where they abandoned their cars and walked miles to see the next President. Kevin Madden provided a panorama of the crowd but remember, the seating was 10,000 so the people standing (in the middle photo below) are the thousands of overflow:

The Romney campaign said it took in RSVPs from 14,000 to 15,000 people to the event, though it did not know how many actually came. Apopka Chief Administrative Officer Richard Anderson said earlier the amphitheater had a capacity of about 10,000. The place was overflowing, and most of the last few thousand people, at least, who arrived had to fight through crawling traffic. Many people abandoned their cars along the roads’ grassy shoulders and walked a mile or more to get to the park."

 above photos from battlegroundwatch blog, photo #3 by AP.

  













Romney rally in Apopka, Florida, 10/6/12, photo ABC News, via Free Republic 


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