When you are in the bubble, it’s easy to forget what a strange sight the campaign entourage is and how disruptive it can be.
The motorcades for President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney can sometimes be as long as 20 cars–including vans and buses carrying staff and reporters. And that doesn’t even include the local security detail, which in Florida last weekend included almost 30 motorcycle cops alone for the Romney motorcade. Anywhere the candidates go, there are major street closures and horrible traffic gridlock–and, almost always, people out of their cars trying to figure out what exactly is going on.
Justin Sullivan, a Getty Images photographer covering Romney, has been taking some great photos this week documenting people reacting to the motorcade as we’ve traveled across the country. I’ve posted some of my favorites above, but you can see all of his images on the Getty Images site.