Reply #5: I live in Appleton [View All]

[Greybnk48]

and worked the Dem booth at our Octoberfest celebration which consistently draws 80 thousand plus people. I must say that I was afraid (literally) on my way down there to volunteer because of the (my) perception that Appleton is staunchly repug. I must tell you I was stunned by what occured.

Our booth was swamped with people buying stickers and buttons, so much so that we could hardly keep up (four of us) and we sold out of many items in the two hours I was there. I sent a mole down College Ave. to assess the activity at the R-booth and he reported that not many were there and most were walking by ignoring them. His exact words "it's really slow--nothing like this." I was pooped when my shift was over and our cashbox was bursting!!

Also, when Kerry came and spoke at Lawrence University I was told the final tally was that 10,000 showed up and many were turned away ( I was way up front an could not tell how many were behind me). This is standing 3 hours in the rain folks. Not a very pleasant experience until the campaign buses showed up.

Based on my experiences, Appleton is much bluer than is advertised.