Sounds like the accuracy of a government program?  But no, it is the estimates for the crowd that gathered in DC this week 9/12 in protest to expanding Federal government and an unsustainable slope curve on deficit spending.

I do not pretend to be an expert on counting crowds.  But I think a little common sense would seem to show that 70,000 is a low-ball number by the media and the left to downplay the obvious opposition that exists.   Of course borrowing pictures and/or quotes from other events it not helpful either.   HotAir has a few interesting links.

As way of comparison let’s compare to the “million man march.”   This event, also huge and important, had approximately 670,000 according to Boston University numbers.   Very controversial at the time to undercut the desired Million Man march.  So much so that it was made illegal for the Park Service to issue estimates of crowds.

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More recently the Presidents’ own inuguration estimates of crowd density.

So here are the most recent pictures of the crowds.  Hard to accept the 70,000 number if any of the comparisons are deemed valid.  You make the call.