They came...

I didn't get a ticket for the McCain and Obama conference last Thursdays here at Columbia.
However I did experience some of the excitement on campus: they had giant TV screens on campus, and everyone gathered around them to watch their speeches.
I have two friends who were lucky enough to go to the auditorium and they told me that it was full of celebrities such as Jon Bon Jovi and Toby Maguire (Spiderman).
Let's see how the following months before the elections go.

PS - Obama studied here at Columbia University