US - Yearly Kos a success?

That's what the New York Times thinks.

Here's the Time's opening paragraph:

Daily Kos's convention — the in-person gathering of the nation's most-read online political blog — was practically carpeted with presidential candidates.

And thier conclusion...

As successful as YearlyKos was this year, in 2007 it should be even bigger and more influential.

Well gee, how many turned up at the Left's "most-read" blog convention which was "practically carpeted with presidential candidates"?

Only about 1000.

Compare that number to those Tim found:

* Western States Roofing Contractors Association: 4,000
* Las Vegas Hair & Nail: 12,000
* Electrical Apparatus Service Association: 4,000
* Intl Esthetics Cosmetics & Spa Conference: 33,000
* Coffee Fest: 8,000
* Casino Chips & Gaming Token Collectors: 5,000
* Truck Show: 30,000

If that's the best "screw them" Kos can do, the Democrats are in more trouble than I thought.
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