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People have been gathering in Unity since early this morning. According to the Boston Globe, residents are excited for today’s rally and are ready to unite the Democratic Party.
Thousands of people are gathering outside Unity Elementary School — for this day at least the center of the political universe as the setting for the first joint rally by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
People started arriving as early as 6:30 a.m. at satellite parking lots to ride shuttle buses to the rally, which is scheduled to kick off around 1 p.m.
Sue and Lloyd Mills, who live in Unity and are in their mid 50s, said the town has been in high gear preparing since Obama’s campaign announced the rally would be in the tiny town of 1,700 where Clinton and Obama received the exact same number of votes — 107 — in the January primary.
“5,000 people — that’s tripling our population in a matter of hours,” said Lloyd Mills.
Many of those gathering said they excited about this attempt to get the party united behind Obama.
“I think its wonderful,” said Jennie Pollard, 59, a teacher from Windsor, Vt., who said she voted for Clinton but now is fully behind Obama. “We need to get together to support the Democratic Party.
Even if you’re not in New Hampshire, you can show your support and sign up to attend a Unite for Change event.
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Now that we’re beyond Hillary, we can look forward to the first female VP, Sarah Palin, to become the first female President of the United States in 4 years!