Tonight I went out to the I-4 Conroy Overpass with the several RPOF volunteers to wave our candidates on to victory.

While we were out, We received lots of responses: horns blared, people shouted, and a bus full of middle schoolers flipped us off. Several people stopped and asked us for bumper stickers. And several people were confused since we were waving signs for Tom Lee, Andy Gardiner, and Charlie Crist. One woman thought Tom Lee and Crist were running against each other for the same office. And if that wasn’t bad enough one person even stopped and asked us what Charlie was running for. Even though we just waved a sign in his face that clearly stated “Crist for Governor”.

I’m guessing, or rather hoping that he’s not planning on voting. And if he is, hopefully he won’t have any problems reading the ballot.

It was exciting, not just because this was my first sign waving, but because every time someone tooted, waved or yelled out the window at us- the more it revved me up for the election. I suppose, because in my heart, I knew they were waving us on to victory.

Last night, I went out with some friends for a drink and I was disappointed in the table talk and defeatist attitude about Republicans’ chances in the election. None of our Republican candidates have thrown in the towel and we shouldn’t either. Our State Senator Lee Constantine has this saying posted in his office: “Never, Never, Never, Give In”- Winston Churchill.

When Churchill spoke these words- there was a lot of pressure on him to back out of the war. But he stood his ground. Much like our President today. He had a vision of the future- my future and I am grateful that he didn’t give in.

We as Republicans should not give in either. We should know better than to listen to a lot of democratic nonsense anyway. We are the party of ideas not the democrats. That’s the reason why they continue to attack us personally- because they’ve got nothing else. Their last minute smear tactics didn’t work in ‘04 and they are not going to work in ‘06 unless we let them.

Our US House members aren’t giving up. And our Senate candidate, Katherine Harris isn’t giving up. Our local candidates are’nt giving up either. And neither should we.

So with only 18 days left we all need to ignore the liberal media who is out there stumping for our opponents and focus our efforts on what we do best – getting Republicans elected.

The other day when I was out walking for Constantine, the lyrics to an old Proclaimers song popped into my head.

“but I would walk 500 miles
and I would walk 500 more
to be the man
who walked a thousand miles
to fall down at your door”

This campaign season, I’ve sure done a lot of walking. And with 27 days left in the campaign I’m well on my way to 500 miles.

Last week , I started walking nightly with a few people from the office. We walk from 5-7pm every night. On Friday, Carissa took time out of her busy schedule campaigning for Feeney and joined us on our walk. Then on Saturday morning, she stopped by the office to pick up brochures so she could coordinate her walk with Feeney. What a trooper!

On Saturday, I walked another large chunk- at least a couple of miles. And when it was over, I was literally exhausted- from the heat and all the exercise that all I could do was go home Saturday afternoon and crash until Sunday morning.

Yesterday, I was back out and raring to go. And I’m committed to being out every night until the election. Who knows? Maybe, I log 500 miles. And if I don’t it’ll be close enough.

See you on the campaign trail.