The Crowd Count

what a disparity as both McLame and Obama both hit Albuquerque on the same day :

The consensus among media covering the McCain event was that his crowd numbered approximately 1,000. A crowd count released during Obama's rally by the University of New Mexico fire marshal tallied 35,000 who entered the gates at the event’s perimeter, and the campaign estimated that another 10,000 to 15,000 stood outside it. (McCain's campaign does not release crowd estimates.)

Get your empirical crowd-enthusiasm comparison on Route 66 - 2008 Presidential Campaign Blog - Political Intelligence - Boston.com