10 Down

Another Primary, or 10, down.   The trip to Georgia went well.  We spent the last night with the field director of Florida, J.C Hernandez and Broward County Chair Rocky ..

On the way home this happens....

Super Tuesday

After our night of pizza, Super Tuesday began....

     
The Romneybot

Georgia

Super Tuesday is on the way!!  To get in on the action, 4 interns load into a car and head to Georgia.

                                             

And what's a campaign without pizza?

On the trail...

We were first assigned to write a paper on an election of our choice to learn more about the evolution of the presidential nominating process. Naturally, I choose the most important... the Election of 1800, Adams v. Jefferson.  ( An ardent fascination with our Founding Fathers and the Constitution pays off. )

To track our experiences we are supposed to keep journals.  So out came the glitter, stickers and glue sticks.....

Not only do we write papers on elections, keep journals and blogs, and attend campaign events, we also get to speak with experts in the field.  February 14, Dr. JSM had the class skype with Professor David P. Redlawsk, author of the book Why Iowa: How Caucuses and Sequential Elections Improve the Presidential Nominating Process.

                                                                

The class was well read on the topic as we had already been assigned to read the book. Professor Redlawsk summarized his book and answered questions from the class.  Here, fellow classmate Mr. Brockmeier asked about the different rules between the Parties and how they impact the outcomes.

Once the Florida Primary ended, I wasn't sure how involved we would be.  Fortunately, things haven't come to a complete halt.  I was contacted by the party to attend the Arizona Debate watch party at the Fat Cat Tavern in Clearwater.  It seemed like a great night for Romney as the last four remain.

                              It was a great debate to watch with fellow interns.

Hopefully we'll have more soon... Super Tuesday is on its way!!!

What to do?? See Senator McCain or attend the Debate Watch??? BOTH

The day  -- Thursday night
The time -- 6:25 P.M. EST

Senator McCain held a town hall meeting at the VFW Post 4256 in Madeira Beach.  As he was there to show his support for Governor Romney, fellow intern Elizabeth and I attended the packed event.
                                     
                                      

Senator McCain was quite personable and witty; he made several jokes to lighten the atmosphere and engage the audience.

                                         
Naturally his speech was aimed towards veterans concentrating on the topic of national and international defense. He discussed why he supports Governor Romney and what the Governor will be able to achieve as president. As to not harp on one matter, he also touched on the topics of social security, immigration, the housing market, and Obamacare.

                                                 
After his speech, he engaged the listeners and was happy to answer or respond to any questions, comments, or "complaints".

With the primary less than a week away, there was a Debate Watch Party at 8 P.M. so we hot-tailed it out of the speech and made it to the debate watch in time!  There wasn't as large of a turn out as the last event. Personally, I thought was great ... we could actually hear the debate this time.

                                                                                       
     
Until Next Time.. I bid you adieu                                         

Diving In...

T Minus 7 days until prelims.   To date I have attended 2 events; the SC debate party at TGI Fridays and Governor Romney's speech this morning.  Last night I spent the majority of the time chatting with my fellow interns and mingling with Romney supporters.

This mornings speech went as expected: He came, he spoke of the economy, asked the present supporters for their support, interfaced with the crowd and left.  We heard one gentleman say he would vote Romney if he would sign a baseball.  Similarly, it was encouraging to hear one gentleman say he was still undecided on his candidate and was torn between Gingrich and Romney but was swayed to Romney because Romney spoke with the supporters after the speech where as Newt left immediately.

A main goal was to get a photo with Governor Romney and we definitely accomplished that!