Obama visited my kids high school and my family went. My husband shook his hand and told him good luck. We were all really excited to see him speak and answer a few questions.
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Is it wishful thinking to say he was the first to say "thanks Obama"?
The chance to see a future or sitting president and shake their hand is pretty incredible. Depends if you like their politics, obviously.
It's not like a lecture. It's a pep rally. Energy rally. To rally is to come together for a common cause. It's meant to bring people together to boost and sustain energy, in this case about a candidate or party. You're not going there to learn things.
I've been to two. One was very small and one was in a giant stadium. I went because I wanted to hear the local politician talk in the first one. The stadium one I was kinda dragged to but I didn't mind, it was a Bernie rally.
I get what you're saying, I think there's something to hearing it from the horse's mouth. However, yeah most people don't go to have their opinions changed, now they go to cheer and chant and show support.
However, I'll also say, in these smaller states, there really isn't a lot of going on. A politician is essentially a celebrity to a lot of people, and so having a big event like that in your town of 15,000 is a pretty big deal.
To jerk each other off
In a college lecture, you can gain new information and ask questions. Local government meetings like public consultations about new projects - you can push for a certain outcome.
Political rallies - I reeeally don't get it. The fact that you even go means that you support the candidate and know their positions. It's unlikely they will say anything new. It's usually just a series of soundbites repeating the same ideas that you likely already agree with, otherwise you wouldn't be there.