Here’s why Lori Wielenga of Boise, decided to come down to Taco Bell Arena on a cold, snowy morning to see a Democratic presidential candidate speak: “I support Barack, and I’m interested to see him in person, and I’m also proud that a politican decided to come and campaign in Idaho – so that made me want to come.” Wielenga is a 25-year-old employee of a Boise marketing firm.

Kaysi Love, 13, is here because “My dad loves Obama.” But she’s excited, too. “It’s pretty cool.”

Out on the floor of the stadium, many are talking on their cell phones, texting, or taking photos as they wait for the program to start. Serrita Beaulieu, 54, of Boise, said, “I’m just inspired by Obama’s candidacy, after the last eight years of our country being an embarrassment in the world with Bush. … I think he would be an intelligent, articulate, multicultural face for our country. And I’m so excited that young people are getting involved.”

Eric Kile, 36, said he’s here to “witness history in the making – or what could be history in the making.”

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