Obama Draws Thin Crowd in Ohio Rally

President Barack Obama tried to pump up Democrats Sunday in an indoor arena that was described as about half full, according to a New York Times report.  Just 8,000 people attended the Democratic National Committee’s "Moving America Forward" Ohio rally at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center — where the capacity is 13,000.

The Times described the crowd, which some might view as half empty, as "perhaps a foreboding sign in the waning days of the midterm races, when Mr. Obama, who was joined Sunday by Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., considers getting Democrats to the polls his most important mission."

Obama was in Ohio to give a leg up to Gov. Ted Strickland, who is in a close race for re-election.

“We’ve got to get Cleveland out to vote!” Obama said. “We’ve got to get everybody in Ohio out to vote.’’