We are heading back toward Ohio to campaign for the next 30 days, calling it the “Average Joe Buckeye Blitz.” (Again, we are doing this without paid campaign consultants.) Ohio, according to all kinds of reports, is going to be … Continue reading →
We came to Old Orchard Beach, Maine today for our last stop of our current Coast-to-Coast Tour spanning some 8,000 miles. We had come here to learn about a $4 million pilot project to harness clean, renewable energy from ocean … Continue reading →
The Journal Tribune here ran a front page article about the campaign. It noted I believe Americans need to consume less and put the savings toward helping quell poverty more in the inner cities and the Third World. We then … Continue reading →
We did a street corner, whistle stop event at Sanford, Maine’s “Central Park” today. We then met with Bob Egan, a menber of the York County Right For Life group here. He said when he protests abortion publically, he carries … Continue reading →
We did some stumping at the “Third Alarm Diner” this morning in Sanford, Maine. The diner theme is: “firefighting,” with both owners being local firefighters. Bob April, who has been with the Sanford Fire Department 17 years, told me they’ve … Continue reading →
I was interviewed today by Tammy Wells of the Journal Tribune. She asked how my reception had been here in Sanford, Maine so far. I said: “not good.” I prefaced the story by saying John Kerry probably appeared on the … Continue reading →
We traveled east today to Sanford, Maine (pop. 18,000) where I met with Alan Lawrence, 20. Some four years ago, just a week after he got his driver’s license, his car hit a soft shoulder, spun and hit a tree … Continue reading →
We were invited to Warner, New Hampshire for the 30th Anniversary of Magdalen College this weekend. This small college is thread through with a tremendous Catholic ethos. The keynote speaker was a Superior from a Benedictine Monestary in Rome, Italy. … Continue reading →
We were in Berlin, New Hampshire today where I was interviewed by reporter Chad Dryden of The Berlin Daily Sun. He asked about my platform. I said, for one, our education position paper calls for a shift: with one-third of … Continue reading →
We stopped at the “Common Grounds Cafe” in Lancaster, New Hampshire today where Dale Martin told us I was the first presidential candidate to stop at his establishment “since John Edwards almost came here.” (Leading up to the New Hampshire … Continue reading →