I never thought I’d see 18,000 people gathered for a Democratic political rally in Virginia Beach.

It happened.

In 2004, I went and saw John Kerry address a gathering in Norfolk that was described as the largest assembled crowd to see a Democratic candidate in Hampton Roads since JFK made a visit. Well, I think that record just got smashed.

I wrote a piece about Obama’s rally for the Huffington Post. Please read it and feel free to leave comments.