The  Obama campaign announced on Monday that Barack will leave the convention hall and join more than 75,000 people for a huge, free, open-air event where he will deliver his acceptance speech to the American people on Thursday, August 28th. 

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Here are just a few of the articles that have been ran about the campaign’s decision…

Barack Obama will accept the Democratic presidential nomination next month at a Denver football stadium that can hold more than 75,000 people after the political party decided to open the event to a broader audience, officials said on Monday.

“Senator Obama’s candidacy has generated an enormous amount of excitement and interest,” Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said in a statement. “By bringing the last night of the convention out to the people, we will be able to showcase Barack Obama’s positive, people-centered vision for our country in a big way.”

The Democratic Party holds its nominating convention August 25-28 in Denver, with daytime meetings and councils held at the Colorado Convention Center and televised evening events at the Pepsi Center sports arena, which can hold up to 20,000 people.

The party decided to hold the final evening’s televised events, including Obama’s nomination acceptance speech, at INVESCO Field at Mile High, the 76,125-seat stadium that is hone to the Denver Broncos football team.

The additional space enables the party to open the event a broader audience. Attendance at nominating conventions in generally limited to delegates, elected officials and volunteers, a convention spokeswoman said.

“This change in the convention program will allow thousands of first-time participants a chance to take part,” said convention co-chair Kathleen Sebelius, the governor of Kansas. “I can’t think of a better convention finale for our nominee, who has made reaching out to voters a hallmark of his campaign.”

Barack Obama’s campaign is inviting supporters to make a donation and enter for a chance to be one of 10 people flown to Denver for the Democratic National Convention in late August. The pitch, sent in an email Monday morning, was tied to the campaign’s announcement of plans to hold Obama’s acceptance speech at the 76,000 seat Invesco Field instead of the smaller Pepsi Center.

The campaign email said the speech will be “an amazing event, and Barack would like you to join him.”

Team Obama said special seats for selected supporters have been reserved.

The email said donors who give $5 or more by the end of July will be entered for a chance to win a trip to Denver, spending two days and nights in the mile high city.

The 10 winners will reportedly get to meet Obama backstage and watch the speech in person. Each winner can bring a guest.

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