Barack Obama Rally How many people attended Barack Obama's rally in Detroit? I am at the Renaissance High School in Detroit right now, which I was told is now at maximum capacity. You can hear music and you can see Obama supporters all around the venue at this hour. All of them came here to listen to Barack Obama’s Michigan speech today. According to Detroit Fire Marshal Donald Thomas, around 3000 people were there to attend this rally. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is here with former President Barack Obama for a grassroots event on October 29 in Detroit. This massive rally was also attended by many other Democratic leaders including Garlin Gilchrist II, and Haley Stevens. There’s so much at stake in the upcoming election, and it’s imperative that we elect Michigan Democrats up and down the ballot in November, in just a few short weeks. MI Sec of State Jocelyn Benson tells the crowd waiting for former President Obama that there is "a national coordinated attack on the future of our
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