article_snippet.sent: That being said, it's a very tough room -- and not just because the Washington Hilton ballroom is so cavernous.
article_snippet.sent: From there, the crowd seemed as tough as advertised, with "oohs" often as loud as laughter, as Strong went from one target to another.
article_snippet.sent: Once in a while, you could see someone recognizable in the large, oddly eclectic crowd:
article_snippet.sent: For the most part, though, it was like playing a frustratingly difficult Beltway game of spot-the-face-in-the-crowd -- a sort of "Who's Waldo?