April 18-21 big days in a big Commonwealth
On the road again, we pulled into Bowling Green and ate breakfast at Teresa’s---breakfast (lunch and dinner for that matter) is always good at Teresa’s. Thanks again to all of Greg’s boosters for their hard work in Bowling Green and Warren County.
Next stop was the Logan County Courthouse in Russellville: this visit was Greg’s first to this historic town once known as “Rogues’ Harbour” or “Big Boiling Spring” to the early settlers—we’ll be swinging by again tomorrow. Then, after visiting the
Barren County Courthouse, we had lunch in Glasgow at George J’s: another staple of Kentucky living, George J’s is a fine place to have a meet and greet. Moving right along, we took in the Marion County Courthouse in Lebanon. We spent the evening at the Nelson County Jefferson Jackson Dinner in Bardstown where Bruce Lunsford actually showed up! Yet again it was Greg who got a warm reception when folks gave an enthusiastic response to his vision for our country. Thanks to Sen. Wendell Ford for his message and for setting the stage for Greg: “We have young people, business people entrepreneurs that have ideas, great families and want to give back to their communities. So they want to and go down to party headquarters to try to file, but they ask how much money can you raise, that’s not right. You need support from all over Kentucky. Thousands excited to be behind you. I see Bruce Lunsford here, he has spent a lot of his money. I wish you had enough support that you did not have to spend a dime.”
And, too, a hearty congratulations to the Nelson County Democratic Party for pulling together this great event. Here’s a point of fact---not counting elected or candidates in attendance, well over half of the crowd wore Fischer stickers – booyah!
Tired but happy, the campaign pressed on to Paintsville, arriving at mid-night, just as planned. That’s 485 miles and counting!
April 19th
We attended a wonderful breakfast with the State Democratic Women’s Conference in Paintsville,
one committed group of progressive Kentuckians—and, suffice it to say that, after receiving a standing ovation we were energized and ready for Pikeville’s Hillbilly Days--- that is, 29th Annual Hillbilly Days Festival. Wow, Bruce showed up for an event, but this time he was not alone: supporters from Tennessee and West Virginia came to Pikeville as directed by their collective conscious to prop up the Lunsford house-of-cards. As one supporter said, “They told us to show up in Pikeville or don’t come to work Monday.” Top-down Democracy in action. From Pikeville we drove to Muhlenburg County for the Democratic Party Dinner and as usual Greg received a warm welcome and delivered a message of change that resonated with folks here. Thanks to the all those who put together another great event and thanks to all those in the area who have already put up Fischer yard signs. Greg really gets a boost from the sight of solid support right there in the front yard of Kentuckians’ homes. Our last stop was our return to Logan County for the pre-primary dinner. The people of Logan County were quite grateful that Greg had made it to Russellville twice in two days and covered over 1000 miles to do it. We are literally on a roll.
Total miles: 1104!
April 21st---Whirlwind Tour of the Eastern Counties
Today, we took in Greenup, Carter, Lawrence, and Elliot Counties and connected with folks at the Boyd County Candidates’ Night and the Ashland Rotary Club. From 6:00am to 11:30pm, 600 miles and a ton of support! Thanks to Marcus Woodward for helping us rock this region!
