Come One, Come All…to Northwest Ohio?
The election really is winding down…7 days away – can you believe it?! The candidates are making their last stops on the campaign trial trying to capture those last votes. It seems as if the most important stop in all of the U.S. is…Northwest Ohio? Well, that doesn’t seem right, does it? Northwest Ohio hasn’t been known for much of anything except farmland and industries. Oh, there it is. Industries. With all the worry about the economy and job cuts in Toledo (and elsewhere), it’s no wonder the candidates are focusing their time here.
Sarah Palin is scheduled to hold a “Road to Victory Rally”at BGSU tomorrow, Wednesday October 29. I heard today that the tickets are already sold out at the Anderson Arena, which seats 5,500 people. Luckily, BGSU students were informed via e-mail that the University does not support either candidate and would have hosted the Obama/Biden campaign as well, if they had asked. Fhew, I was worried (not).
Not to be out done, former President Bill Clinton will be in Toledo on Thursday to campaign for Obama. Let’s hope he doesn’t run into John McCain, who will be continuing the “rally” in Defiance, Ohio, about an hour and a half south of Toledo.
It’s crunch time, people! All of these candidates and supporters are coming our way, trying to get us to vote for them. Don’t let their visits to wonderful Ohio be a waste of time. Next Tuesday is election day, so get out there and vote! I know, I know, that is way too cliche. But this is an exciting time in all of our lives, and with the polls so close in numbers, who knows? It may actually come down to Ohio…and wouldn’t that be a great story to tell our grand-children?
In honor of election day, I’ll blog more next Wednesday about the results. Are you as excited as I am?
Interesting, if a little superficial. ***
Jim Foust
November 3, 2008