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Obama Watch Party At Lakewood Theatre DALLAS, TX (KERA) - Bill Zeeble, KERA reporter: The 300 or so watching on the big screen seemed as loud and enthusiastically involved in Obama's speech as the 75 thousand in Colorado's Mile-High stadium.

Zeeble: For weeks, critics had warned Obama needed to deliver specifics, not just oratory. Supporter Andre Ford says he succeeded.

Andre Ford, Obama backer: We know that he wants to make change, but how? How will he change things? Tonight he did that. He told people exactly what I want to do. Jump on the band wagon because the train's leaving the station. We're with it. 850/20

Zeeble;. David Richardson hopes Obama hasn't offered voters too much.

David Richardson: He promised a lot of things & 4 years from now he probably won't have achieved all of them and that's going to come back to bite him in the election 4 years from now.

Zeeble: That assumes Obama wins this fall. Leora Olorunnisomo, an African American attorney, will work to make that happen.

Leora Olorunnisomo: I never expected it to happen. I never saw him coming. I'm very surprised. But I'm elated.

Zeeble: Now these Democrats - including many who had supported Senator Hillary Clinton, say it's time to guarantee a high turn-out for the fall election.
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