enthusiastic thrown of students there. he was trying to narrow that so-called enthusiasm gap. the president working hard now, democrats in the last few days feel as though the polls are tightening, they feel as though they re getting a little traction and there s hope for the democrats that the house can be preserved, but this election cycle is going to be a battle here and across the country. civil rights groups and labor yuan yos are hoping to draw tens of thousands of people to the national mall today. the naacp and four other for a rally called one nation working together. the march s major organizers are traditionally liberal leaning but leaders claim today is not a response to glenn beck s conservative rally held in this same spot this past august. brian moore is live for us on
6:00, because we have a sitter! ladies and gentlemen, it is on. october 30th, on the mall. because now is not the time to take it down a notch. now is the time for all good men to freak out for freedom! which rally will you be at? you know, these two guys are still not sure here if these rallies are going to take place. we did get wordrk service todayt both camps have, in fact, submitted applications, but no final decision has been made just yet. the announcements come just weeks after we saw a couple rallies, conservative talk show host glenn beck hosted his much publicly sizesed restoring honor rally, encouraging americans to turn back to the values on which it was founded. that event drew criticism for its timing and location on the 47th anniversary of dr. martin luther king jr. s, i have a dream speech. and in a counter it glenn beck
american moderates to gaer there and take it down a notch. his comedy central cohort stephen colbert quickly announced plans for a mock counterrally. my fellow americans, two score and four days from now on october 30th, 2010, i am calling for nation to join me on the washington mall for the march to keep fear alive. reporter: the stewart and colbert rallies are a satirical rally for elections in august. it is modeled after bill riley and glenn beck poked fun at stewart s moderate motto. ladies and gentlemen, it is on october 30th, on the mall. because now is not the time to take it down a notch. now is the time for all good men to freak out for freedom. reporter: stewart and colbert have said for years they don t have real political ambitions, but they have certainly got
harness the public s frustration. they re going to hold a gatherings on the national mall at the end of the month. tonight, i announce the rally to restore sanity. it is happening, people! it is happening! it is happening! a real gathering! we will gather! we will gather on the national mall. we send a message to our leaders and national media that says we are here. we are only hear, though, until 6:00 because we have a sitter. ladies and gentlemen, it is on! october 30th, on the mall. because now is not the time to take it down a notch. now is the time for all good men to freak out for freedom!
mall in washington, d.c., a million moderate march, where we take to the streets to send the message to our leaders and our national media that says, we are here! we re only here, though, until 6:00, because we have a sitter. ladies and gentlemen, it is on! october 30th, on the mall. because now is not the time to take it down a notch. now is the time for all good men to freak out for freedom! so let s bring in cnn deputy political director, paul steinhauser to talk about the rising influence of really talking about political outsiders. some people may say, oh, this is a joke, and wonder, you know, if it s really or not. but i have to tell you this. as we were playing that clip earlier, just a second ago with steven colbert and jon stewart, every young person in this studio turned to look at the monitor. and that says a lot about their power and what s going on out there. you re absolutely right, don.