Sen. Barack Obama address the crowd gathered in the Mel Carnahan quad at the University of Missouri on Thursday, October 30, just days before the Nov. 4 election. Obama urged the crowd, comprised largely of first-time voters, to make it to the polls on Tuesday.
An estimated 30,000 to 40,000 people attended the rally Thursday night. Though many were Mizzou students, some traveled from around the region to see the candidate speak.