This small town bus tour of the Romney campaign is actually a smart move. Small towns are interesting in their own way, and Romney won’t draw crowds of protestors that he might in a large urban area.
It was a beautiful day to stand outside with our signs. Mine said, “Cancel your trip to the Caymans--we have a bank in Nesquehoning.” (For those readers in Belgium, Nesquehoning is a small town about six miles from Weatherly.) Linda looked good in her “Etch-a-sketch” costume, but I suspect many people didn’t get it.
Our moment came when a reporter from Fortune Magazine interviewed us. He seemed surprised that Obama had won Carbon in 2008, and I assured him we would do that again in 2012.
We were a small group--three labor union reps (five if you count Linda and me) and seven from Carbon County Democratic clubs, four of whom arrived in our car. We did get moved off the property of the Casting Company by the Weatherly police, but they seemed almost apologetic, and it was too nice a day to argue.
Bronson from our group went inside to hear Romney, but the rest of us milled about with our signs. Next to us, and marginally friendly, were two Ron Paul guys. Another separate group was about 100 yards away with a sign that said “Romney = Bigot,” which I didn’t think accomplished anything.
We probably didn’t accomplish anything either, but I would be feeling guilty if Mitt showed up in Carbon and I wasn’t there to welcome him.
I appreciate the effort made by all who protested. If people don't make the effort the people will surely lose.
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