Revolution Comes to South Carolina (Day 1)
The crowds began arriving as early as 9 am for the official opening of the Ron Paul 2008 Greenville, South Carolina office. They came from as far away as North Carolina and Georgia to meet Ron Paul and to hear his message of freedom, peace, and prosperity. Pleasantville Drive was lined with campaign signs as people began to file in. It became quickly evident that the event was going to be far bigger than anyone had imagined.
Dr. Paul arrived and, as he conducted interviews in a back office with FOX and WORD radio, the people continued to pour in. By the time of the event, the crowd was so big that it had to be moved from the spacious offices out to the parking lot. When Dr. Paul took the mike, over 400 people were gathered to hear him speak.
After an electrifying speech, Dr. Paul moved inside and insisted on staying until every single person had the opportunity to file into the office, meet him, take pictures and get an autograph.
With the last hand shake, Dr. Paul was whisked away to Spartanburg for the GOP executive committee meeting. As he rolled in, he was greeted by banner waving supporters lining the street. Inside, more than 400 people packed the hall, flowing into the hallway. Dr. Paul gave a great interview from the site to CNN before addressing the Republican and Ron Paul faithful. He took numerous questions from the crowd and closed the event to a raucous standing ovation.
In high spirits, he retired to his hotel to rest for the big Clemson and Columbia Rallies on Friday.
The trip has already generated great media coverage:
