Crowds gathering outside Paramount
McClain, left, and Brotski outside the Paramount Theater.
SEATTLE -- President Obama's supporters are lining up outside the Paramount Theater and filling the blocked off street in advance of his second fund-raiser of the day in this city.
Obama arrived shortly before noon at Boeing Field, where he was greeted by Gov. Chris Gregoire, Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Jay Inslee and other local Democrats, a pool report said. The motorcade then took Obama to a home overlooking Lake Washington, where about 70 people were gathered for a $17,900 per ticket meet and greet.
Outside the estate, a small child had a sign that thanked Obama for "standing up for my mommies," the pool report said.
Downtown near the Paramount were also fans of Obama's announcement Wednesday that he personally supports same-sex marriage.
Mary Beth Brotski and Teri McClain wore a pair of sandwich signs, which read on the front "Thanks for Evolving on Same Sex Marriage" and had a picture of a chimpanzee on one side and Obama on the other.
McClain, who said she tries to attend every Obama appearance in the Seattle area, said she created the signs this morning. The response was mostly positive, although one person did criticize her choice of picturing Obama and a chimp.
"I didn't have time to draw the whole evolutionary chart," said McClain.
Neither were surprised by his announcement. "I think it was inevitable," Brotski said.
"It's time," McClain said. "He's all about change.
