Category Archives: National Politics

RNC and DNC Speak Volumes to Grassroots

With the wrap-up of the DNC convention yesterday, perhaps we can breathe a short-lived and “collective” sigh of relief.   Even more glaring than the differences in party platforms is the similarities in party power structure.  In a paradoxical twist, the DNC meted out similar treatment to its members as the RNC dealt its delegates last week. Continue reading

All Important Ohio First Stop for Romney

Do you ever wonder who gets up at the crack of dawn on Saturday morning of Labor Day weekend?  Apparently, Romney supporters do. This weekend,  enthusiastic Romney supporters came to stand in line as early as 7 am, arriving hours before his post convention mid-morning rally at Cincinnati’s notable, historic Union Terminal.   Whether or not Romney earned your vote in the March primary, he is now the GOP nominee. Romney’s opener, “This is a great state“.

The curious, the party faithful, political “groupies” and junkies, tea-partiers, and the newly energized converged to take advantage of an opportunity to see the newly anointed Republican Presidential nominee firsthand in the rotunda of the Cincinnati Museum Center Union Terminal.  The “youth vote”, families, children, and supporters of all ages and groups were represented.

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