Politics & Government
'This is Crazy, but do You Have Obama Tickets, Maybe?'
Tickets to President Obama's Election Night rally at McCormick Place are hard to come by, but that hasn't stopped shrewd Chicagoans from posting their pleas on Craigslist.

The hottest ticket in town Tuesday is a pass to President Obama’s Election Night rally at McCormick Place.
But entry is virtually impossible to get unless you were willing to trek over to neighboring swing states Wisconsin and Iowa for a little last-minute campaigning on behalf of Obama for America.
That hasn’t stopped crafty Democrats from heading to Craigslist to help make their Election Night dreams come true.
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This self-described “blue, blue Democrat in the red, red state of Alaska” wants to fly in on Election Day just for the rally, if you’re willing to do her a solid and give her a ticket. She’s got a pretty compelling case for why she’s so deserving: “I had to live through even more years of Palin than the rest of you.”
One desperate buyer knows she shouldn’t have waited until election eve to try and make her dream come true, but she’s willing to pony up $300—at least—for two to four tickets to the big show. But it’s not all about witnessing history; she’s also eager to “rub it in the faces of all [her] Republican ‘friends’” if the prez wins another term.
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In perhaps the most generous offer on all of Craigslist, one young woman says she is willing to sell her soul to be at McCormick Place on Tuesday night. Politicians evidently aren’t the only ones ready to make deals with the devil on Nov. 6.
What would you be willing to do for tickets to Obama's Election Night Rally?
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