Over 18,000 people stand in the rain to see President Obama during soggy Milwaukee rally. Obama 1- Enthusiasm Gap 0.

The crowd

The rain soaked overflow

Courtesy of Wisconsin State Journal:

Obama, speaking to an energized throng of 18,000 people in an at-times-rainy outdoor amphitheater, made a point of renewing his pledge to create a million manufacturing jobs as he campaigned in a state whose manufacturing industry has been hard hit in recent years. 

With just six weekends left before Election Day, both candidates were devoting considerable time to raising cash to continue bankrolling the deluge of ads already saturating hotly contested states. 

Baseball great Hank Aaron supplied the star power at Obama’s Milwaukee fundraisers. 

“As one who wore the number 44 on his back for decades, I ask you to join me in helping the 44th president of the United States hit a grand slam,” Aaron said. 

I know that Hank Aaron is much beloved, but you KNOW 18,000 people did stand in the  rain just to see him.

Obama 2012!

(H/T to the Obama Diary for the pics.)