A Million Strong on Election Night?

A million strong? Mayor Daley may have some high expectations.

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says he hopes more than a million people will come downtown on election night. Recently, a city official said the site of Barack Obama's election night rally would only hold 70,000.

Chicago officials have been quiet about how they'll handle an overflow of Obama supporters. But, Mayor Daley says he's confident people who attend the open-air rally will be safe and secure. He says the U.S. Secret Service will bear the chief responsibility for monitoring public safety.

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