GOP Victory Rally (Election Selection: Round 2)

This afternoon we attended the Indiana GOP Victory Rally at Silver Creek High School in Sellersburg.

President Bush had the over capacity crowd of 4,000 jazzed for the upcoming election. As you can see from the photo above, people filled the gym quite literally to the rafters. I was personally enthused to see so many college students in the crowd. All I spoke with assured me they were indeed going to vote. [I do not know what this means, but a variety of studies over the past seven years show college students becoming more ‘conservative,’ albeit still in a minority.]

The President’s talk was positive, lighthearted, and humorous; none of the ‘doom-and-gloom air’ one reads so much about in the majority of the national media. The crowd was exceedingly energized, and ready for the final, critical week leading up to the general election (all the tickets were spoken for within three hours of the announced visit.)

Mike has once again assembled a formidable ground team, and his extensive GOTV efforts assured his success in 2004. His 2006 campaign accomplishments in this area far surpass both those which brought him victory two years prior, and from what I have seen and heard, also those of his competitor Baron Hill in this year’s race. Congressman Sodrel’s ground initiatives are but one reason that the National Republican Party has agreed to funnel campaign cash, and perhaps more importantly national political personalities, into his campaign this year.

The C-J has already posted an article on the rally.

Of course there was the same small, tired haggard group of gray haired protestors on the road leading to the high school, and a few in the parking lot. I’m sure I recognize some of these folks as the same who ‘greeted’ me and others outside LAX in early 1972; and through the years in a variety of other past protests. As the saying goes, just give ‘em a free sandwich and shove a sign in their hand, and they’ll protest anything! But hey, that is indeed the beauty of free speech.

No one knows what election day will bring in the Ninth District, but our hopes, prayers, personal campaign support, financial backing and, most importantly, votes are squarely behind Conressman Mike Sodrel.

Mike Sodrel for Congress

[I was similarly invited to the Baron Hill rally earlier this week with Senator Bayh, but could not make it since we were out of town. Perhaps this anonymous blogger is the one who should profess to have the 'press credentials'??]

More personal election selections to come ........

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