Bush had a rally in Phoenix last night and approximately 15000 people showed up. Pretty impresive. My friends were able to attend without having to sign anything, but they did get tickets from a Republican friend. While they were able to attend a member of Kerry's campaign was not welcome.
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Bush event bars Kerry camp aide
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Aug. 12, 2004 12:00 AM
The Bush-Cheney rally didn't hang out a sign saying so, but there was "no vacancy" for one highly visible campaign official.
An official of the other campaign.
Sue Walitsky, communications director for the Kerry-Edwards campaign in Arizona, said she had a valid ticket to the event at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix but was refused admittance with no explanation.
"I wanted to hear the president's speech," Walitsky said. She said she wore no Kerry button, nor did she carry any campaign paraphernalia that might have disturbed Bush backers.
If Republicans with valid tickets showed up at a Kerry rally, "we'd let them in," she said.
Danny Diaz, spokesman for the Bush campaign, suggested that Walitsky wanted to attend the rally "to see how it should be done," but the event was designed for "people who have put their time and energy into the campaign or are seriously considering voting for him."
"If she's ready to come to her senses and support him, we'll be happy to welcome her in," Diaz said.
Doug Wilson, state director of the Kerry campaign, said, "I thought that a president was a president of all the people and that all had a right to listen regardless of political affiliation."
- Jon Kamman