From a reader:
Jonah,
For all those on the Corner who think we’re going to
lose NH, I went up there with a friend this weekend to
volunteer with the 72 Hour Team.
They sent us to the Dover area, where they said they
were short on volunteers and where Bush is at his
weakest in the state (it’s southern NH, near the
border with MA – it’s largely a combo of working class
and Boston commuters).
Well, we got there Saturday midday in a steady rain
and there were 50 volunteers out already going
door-to-door. That continued all weekend. The
response from the Bush voters in the area was
enthusiastic – lots of “Hell, yeah” and “Go get ‘em.”
Further, upon crossing into Maine and an inspirational
drive by Walker Point, we saw tons of Bush signs – and
southern Maine is not the conservative part of the
state.
In addition, the Bush volunteers on the ground
reported that the NH 72 Hour Team is doing things in
conservative northern NH that have never been done
before to get out the vote, and that if you drive
through that region, you see tons of hand-made Bush
signs (as the regional BC04 offices are pretty far
apart up there).
Finally, the cover of the Saturday Foster’s Daily
Democrat (apparently the local paper in the Dover
area) had a huge, great picture of Bush with the
headline “A Hero’s Welcome” right next to a side
column about OBL’s return to the scene.
All in all, we were pretty pumped up by the weekend,
and if all the states where Bush is within 1 or 2
points look like NH on the ground, we’re going to win.






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