Poll: Have you gone to any rallies for the pres. or VP nominees?

I went to see Kerry in Appleton, Wisconsin where I live. It was free, transport was free, and I took the Will Call sign afterwards. PLUS free cider for volunteering with teh Dems. :-)

So, my rally experience rocked. Kerry's stump speech was WI-ified, but still a positive one.

Jody

I'm going to the rally tonight in GREEN BAY. I'll report back.

Front row last night. Saw Bon Jovi. Guy I brought up to VIP shook Kerry's hand. BIG NIGHT@

Was it a real shake or one of those crappy half second, "I shake your hand but I gotta about 500 more to do in the next 30 seconds". I hate those.

It was a "we grab each other's shoulders and shake arms practically" shake!!!!

Attended a speech by Badnarik to the GOA event here in Dallas last month. That's about it.

Went to a Nader Rally in 2000 at Madison Square Garden in NYC.

I tried to see Kerry and Edwards in BG. It didn't work.

That's awful. I did have to arrive half a hour early and get a ticket from a cute guy to get into this one.

I don't understand the ticketing thing either, if they're not going to actually collect the tickets. I saw Kerry in Philadelphia a couple of weeks ago and they weren't taking tickets then either. Although that applied only to the "general-admission" type tickets -- you still had to have volunteer or organized-group (or politico!) passes to get onto the bleachers or up close to the stage.

I happened to be in Pittsburgh the weekend Kerry spoke there on the college tour in April, so I went, and it was great. That was the first time I really decided that rather than supporting "anybody but Bush" I actually wanted to specifically support Kerry, and became actually enthusiastic about the campaign after hearing him speak.

Kerry moved me, but my vote isn't secured until I hear him give a good non-stump speech before the election.

Got screened out...SHOCKING!

screened out?

apparently you have to sign an "Oath of Loyalty" to get into a Bush event.

Yeah... they should just call them "bush love-ins". Since the only people allowed are bush supporters.
:P

Come come now, you can't have the chance someone may disparage our Imperial Leader. *narrows eyes* Do you need a visit from your friendly neighborhood Political Coordinator?

Laura Bush appeared in my town this afternoon, but I of course didn't get an invitation to her rally. :P And there's no way on earth I'd sign that oath of loyalty -- for Bush or for any other candidate. Talk about coercion.

I don't think any of the children of canidates do much for me. They're not running, what would anyone need to listen to them wax poetic for?

Laura is Bush's wife. But apparently she doesn't influence his policy much. She's just a nice decorative Republican wife.

A lot of high school boys have that same problem.

*chokesnort*

-- Pauley

booooo.

I saw Bobby Kennedy speak at Fairfax High School in 1968 shortly before he was killed. I was a little less than 2, and it is my earliest memory.

I saw George McGovern in '72 (I was 8 years old, my dad took me). I went with my school to see John Anderson in "80. Waited around forever to see Fritz Mondale in "84 (Hey it was my first chance to vote for prez). I don't remember if I saw Mike Dukakis. I doubt it--I mean I know I saw him when he was gorvernor of MA, but I forget if I saw him running for prez. I wish I'd seen Clinton.

Fritz Mondale in "84 (Hey it was my first chance to vote for prez).

huh. that's funny. i was 5. :P

You weren't born the first time I got to vote, Carter in 76 :P

That makes my won-lost record 3-4* I can even my record in two weeks.

*The last loss was played under protest.

But I was born then. I was 5 months old. :)

I was born then but couldn't vote. Because Gordon is EVEN OLDER THAN ME! :P

(I did get to vote in the next Prez election -- my first loss. So far I'm 2-4. Bah. But if you don't count the protested decision as a real loss, you could say I'm on a 3-in-a-row unbeaten streak. (You'd have to be insanely optimistic to say that, but I digress.) So p'raps that bodes well for 11/2/04.)

huh. that's funny. i was 5. :P

that's funny. I was a fetus ;P

Now you are an embryo.

you can't regress like that.

Howard Dean was speaking on evening in Bryant Park - 2 blocks from my place of work. I went because I figured if I wasn't going to be a part of the political process when it's brought to my doorstop, I probably wasn't ever going to be a part of the political process.

The vast majority of people there were hugely enthusiastic Deaniacs. I hadn't planned to hold a sign or anything, but I really got caught up in it. But people were pretty respectful when I declined to sign up for lists, etc...

I saw Pres. Clinton speak when I was in college - it may have been on his reelection campaign tour, or during his second term. We were quite far away, and it was pretty much a big happy field day with people hanging out, and Bill speaking in the background.

I stood out in the bitter cold with my family for several hours on January 20, 1993, to see Clinton's first inauguration. It felt so great to be a part of that, because everyone there was so happy to see the end of the Reagan/Bush era.

I'd imagine a Kerry inauguration will be similar in tone. Hopefully it will happen. (and if it does, I will definitely be there)

If there is no Kerry inauguration, I'm dodging the draft before it even happens and heading NORTH.

I was at the victory parties for the New York Bill Clinton Campaigns in 92 and 96. I had been poll watching since 6AM in 96 so I was half asleep.

92 was better, Jesse Jackson left the roped off bigwigs area and came to talk to rank and file. He came over shook my hand and talked a bit.