Hundreds of people from all over the country gathered in D.C. this weekend to show their support for presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Jessica Forres watched as they marched through the city.

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[NAT] WE WANT CHANGE WE BELIEVE, WE'LL NO LONGER BE DECEIVED.

Obama supporters chanted and carried signs as they walked from Freedom plaza to the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday.

Miles Grant, a resident of Arlington, Virginia, says he is walking for change...

HERE WE ARE WE DON'T HAVE THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. WE DON'T HAVE THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE AND YET HUNDREDS, MAYBE A THOUSAND PEOPLE CAME OUT TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR THE CANDIDATE. WE DON'T NEED CELEBRETIES, WE DON'T NEED BIG STARS COMING OUT TO GET US OUT HERE. WE JUST WANT CHANGE.

But for tourists like Donna Workman and her mother...the rally... is scary...

I KNOW IT'S ALRIGHT TO PROTEST TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW HOW WE FEEL ABOUT THINGS BUT WE'RE DEFINITELY MCCAIN SUPPORTERS AND NOT FOR OBAMA.

Alfred Lawerence also supports John McCain...

THIS UPSETS EVERYBODY, TRAFFIC, PEOPLE, PEOPLE VISITING THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL, US WHO WANT IT TO BE QUIET, WE DON'T WANT THIS SORT OF THING, POLICE ALL OVER THE PLACE, I CAN'T EVEN GET TO MY CAR.

A grassroots group called Diversity4Change organized the event.

Jessica Forres WAMU 885 News