Reuters: Politics: Obama plans election-night rally in Chicago convention center

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Obama plans election-night rally in Chicago convention center Oct 18th 2012, 01:33 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Analysis: Obama regains his footing in feisty second debate 5:17pm EDT Obama facing heavy pressure in debate rematch with Romney Tue, Oct 16 2012 Insight: Could Obama's "ground game" clinch the election? Tue, Oct 16 2012 Romney raised $170 million in September, trails Obama Mon, Oct 15 2012 Fiery Biden sets stage for Obama recovery attempt Fri, Oct 12 2012 Analysis & Opinion Swing state small businesses could loom large A peace prize for a continent that’s far from tranquillity Michelle and Ann both chose hot pink for the second debate.  Slideshow  U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, October 17, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Jason Reed By Eric Johnson CLEVELAND | Wed Oct 17, 2012 9:33pm EDT CLEVELAND (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to usher in what he hopes will be a second four-year term in the White House at an election-night rally at a huge convention center near downtown Chicago, a campaign official said on Wednesday. The event will likely draw thousands of supporters to the McCormick Place convention center in Chicago, Obama's hometown and the site of his re-election campaign headquarters. Supporters are expected to watch the voting results come in and then hear a speech by the incumbent Democrat who faces Republican Mitt Romney, a former Massachusetts governor and private equity executive, in the November 6 general election. More than 200,000 revelers flooded Chicago's Grant Park after Obama beat John McCain in 2008 to become the first black U.S. president. McCormick Place attracts close to 3 million visitors each year and has assembly seating for 18,000 people, according to its website. The campaign official declined to discuss why the event would not be held in Grant Park. The official, who declined to speak on the record, said plans for the rally were still being worked out and declined to say how many people the campaign expects to attend. (Editing by Mohammad Zargham) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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