I was at the rally NYer. It was huge. I made it through security after many speakers have already spoke. And I arrived two hours early. The crowd was huge - really, really huge!
The list of speakers was extremely impressive. There was definitely over a dozen US Senators and Governors, along with other GOP stars. It was incredible.
Republicans have been popping up to our campaign office in Cincinnati. I got to see Senator Portman (of Ohio) up close and probably could have shook his hand if I wanted. I missed John King of CNN because I was out knocking on doors but I returned home for the night and John King gave a real positive report, saying the enthusiasm there was “off the charts.” He is a very decent reporter for CNN, as far as I can tell.
Later I got to shake the hand of Governor Scott Walker (of Wisconsin) twice, when he stopped by.
But here is my concern. I traveled 300 miles to come here to Ohio. I am giving 100%. I am a social conservative. Did I hear Mitt Romney or Paul Ryan speak even a single sentence about the right to life at the rally yesterday? No. Did I hear a word about the protection of marriage? No.
But I heard Romney made a television commercial for northern Virginia about abortion. The commercial explains how he is in favor or abortion in some instances. So he speaks nothing about the right to life, but can speak about how he favors abortions in some instances!
Furthermore, Claire McCaskill has cut an ad using Mitt Romney to attack Todd Akin! It was sadly be very effective I feel. Obama attacked Akin, but few notice because it is a Democrat attacking a Republican. But when a Republican attacks a Republican, independent voters notice.
Anyway, NYer, I am just upset and venting. I feel used. I went to Ohio in 2008 for John McCain and I I did not feel real comfortable then because McCain is no conservative, but I feel much worse this time.
I will probably go back to volunteer in a bit, but I am thinking of shifting to volunteering in Richard Murdoch’s Senate race in Indiana since it is only a short drive for me in southwest Ohio.
IF Rom is elected, which I surely hope and pray for, I know there will be many many things that disappoint us, anger us....
but we have to choose.....
the alternative to Romney is so anti-God, so anti-Catholic, anti-Christian that we don't have a chance...
I understand your position and sympathize. I think Romney is focused on uniting America. We have now had decades of "diversity" and division in America. It is high time to focus on the things that we hold in common, not on the things that divide us.
Growing up in American in the 50's and 60's I experienced a united, decent and God loving country. Viet Nam and the Democrats changed that. I want my united country back.
I mean no offense to you, but we have bigger issues at stake RIGHT NOW than abortion, and I write that as a person 100% anti-abortion in all instances.
We have run up a National Debt (nearing $17 Trillion) that exceeds our entire GDP. We have unfunded obligations exceeding $200 Trillion. We have an Ant-American, (not so) crypto-Marxist President intent on turning our country Totalitarian state.
Job One should be obvious.