...and don't get very many chances to see prominant Democrats speak.

Almost got a chance to see Bob Casey Jr. speak in person.  In 2005, as part of the Gettysburg College Democrats guest lecutre series, I arranged for him to come give a speech on campus.

Unfortunately, that was before he decided to run for Senate.  After he decided, speaking at Gettysburg no longer made as much sense, as it would have been his "first speech" since declaring.  His campaign staff kept trying to argue with him not to do it, and, eventually he cancelled - a mere two days before he was scheduled to come.

The whole thing left me with a rather bitter taste in regard to Casey's campaign people.  When I talked to them, they made  it abundently clear to me that he still wanted to meet his commitment at Gettysburg, but that "they didn't want him to come."  I also felt they were rather rude and condescending in their attitudes towards me.

Water under the bridge now, though, I guess.