A Washington rally hosted by liberal comics as an antidote to seething partisan rhetoric ahead of US mid-term elections drew 215,000 people, an estimate commissioned by CBS News said Sunday.
The crowd was more than twice the 87,000 who turned up to a rally in August hosted by ultra-conservative news show host Glenn Beck, according to AirPhotosLive.com, which based its estimates on aerial pictures of the events.
Beck appalled liberals by hosting his "restore honour" rally on the anniversary and at the site, on the National Mall, of civil rights leader Martin Luther King's famous "I have a dream" speech.
Two weeks later, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, known for their biting political satire shows on Comedy Central, announced twin rallies on the Mall which were later combined into one.
Beck's rally attracted many members of the ultra-conservative Tea Party movement, which has claimed the mantle of voter enthusiasm this election season.
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