Wally it's difficult to get a letter published in local papers about King's energy policies.  I sat between two reporters at a town hall meeting in Creston,  made points against his coal, drilling pie charts backed up with facts, and actually got him so angry he lost his cool and apologized to me.  Not one word I said was printed by these reports--only his pro coal, drilling remarks--his picture and his remarks & pie charts were on the front page of the Osceola Sentinel and my letters were not published.  By the way--some "Kill Obama" shouts were heard at this meeting!  Not a word about that.  I know of only one other Sierran in his district who worked morning, noon and night to call and door bell for Hubler.  I found an activist in Decatur Co and got some Democrats in Lamoni to call and we called everyone in Decatur Co--it took weeks calling every night.  Pat Fuller and I  even called together in Council Bluffs.  I can't tell you how we felt, after hours and hours of calls, etc. we learned that King won by 60%.   Phyllis  PS we are being harassed by anti abortion calls and Reagan tax cuts.

 

Andrew for making the point I have been trying to make for awhile. We can lobby; we can make comments to state agencies; we can do all of the things we usually do. But until we change the culture in which people agree with someone like Steve King, we will not be successful. We need to educate the public.