Notes From the Campaign Trail, 3-15-08

The traditional Democrats in southern Indiana are very conservative people. When I talk about Prolife issues, family values issues, property tax reform, making government more responsible for their spending, education reform ideas that I have, and illegal immigration issues, a typical local Democrat says they really like what they hear. I have had several say, "Aren't those basically the ideas of the Democrats?". I hear it so often and I should be surprised, but based on what the media prints every day and what the national television broadcasters say every day, I am not. These ideas have almost no support from leadership at the state or national level from any Democrats.

My morning was spent in Martin County at the Martin County Ag-Day at the 4-H Fair Grounds. Paul Mcfeater was again a great help in introducing me to several supporters from the District 63 area of Martin County. Thank you Paul!

The afternoon was spent in Pike county going door-to-door to about (50) houses, and I couldn't have had a better day. The lead-in story above was from those visits. Today was the closest I came to getting bitten by a dog though! (I think that's the only bad part of door-to-door work)