Straw poll politics
As goes Vinoy Park so goes the nation? More than 1,200 people have plunked down $20 to attend the "Have your say in Tampa Bay" straw poll and debate watch rally Wednesday in St. Petersburg. Organized by area GOP officials, the event will feature barbecue, a giant screen to watch the debate, and a chance for Tampa Bay Republicans to cast a vote that, while officially meaningless, could help signal the leanings of Republicans in Florida’s biggest battleground region.
"No presidential campaign has gone and bought a block of tickets yet, but a couple of them are talking about it,’’ said Neil Brickfield, an organizer who said each of the presidential hopefuls also has been invited to address the crowd and buy a $150 booth.
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Where can I get tickets?
thanks
Posted by: | November 23, 2007 at 03:51 PM
Neil Brickfield - someone cares what he says and does?!?!?! Not I.
Posted by: Maverick | November 23, 2007 at 03:59 PM
call the GOP office at 539-6009
Posted by: | November 23, 2007 at 04:25 PM
many bay area congressmen and the governor and mayor are coming to the rally
Posted by: GOP activist | November 23, 2007 at 04:26 PM
I bought a both to sell janitorial supplies!
Posted by: | November 23, 2007 at 04:37 PM
Are the Stonewalls invited?
Posted by: | November 23, 2007 at 04:46 PM
I bet Ron Paul wins the straw poll...
Posted by: fred | November 23, 2007 at 06:18 PM
Wow $20 bucks and a public park, did Bob Allen sponsor this???
Posted by: | November 23, 2007 at 10:08 PM
"many bay area congressmen and the governor and mayor are coming to the rally
Posted by: GOP activist | November 23, 2007 at 04:26 PM"
They will be comp'd, and won't have to pay. I know the system. Again, I care what Brickfield and his idiocy and his sycophants say because...?
I have been a recent member of both major parties recently. Both parties
have their "kool aid" drinkers. Who cares about the parties?
Posted by: Maverick | November 23, 2007 at 11:42 PM
11:42 Actually, it is the Democrats who consider you a nobody if you actually pay your way at a function.
Posted by: | November 24, 2007 at 07:35 AM
I'm glad that we have the freedoms we have and see the U.S. citizen exercising those freedoms. That's one of the neat things about this country!
Posted by: scg | November 26, 2007 at 07:04 AM
SCG - Because you remind Ali G. of his younger days when he was an optimist, you're officially allowed to post to the Buzz. In Buzz-land, you will encounter a veneer of cynicism masking a need to heal our PTSD resulting from dealings with elected officials for many years.
Posted by: Ali G. | November 26, 2007 at 05:33 PM