Now, I'm blogging this at the risk of throwing a massive jinx on the whole thing but I had to tell somebody. but first let me give you a little background.
Tony Barr is a school teacher running a grass roots campaign in Central PA. We got no support from the DCCC and most professional prognosticators won't give us a snowball's chance in Saudi.
The PA09 is the very base of the storied Pennsylvania "T" That is Bedford, Blair, Franklin and Fulton Counties. In any other election cycle, it couldn't be more red.
but this isn't any other election cycle.....Read on
Our opponent is one Bill Shuster (R PA09). If you've never heard of him, it's for good reason. He's a total rank and file Republican, rubberstamp back bencher type, whose main accomplishment in Congress, is the naming of a Post Office or two. He got into office because Daddy, Bud, king of pork, Shuster, fixed it, in 2001 after Bud's appearance on 60 minutes, if you take my meaning.
The Bailout changed things, conservatives revolted, an a local VERY right wing talk show, the host blasted Shuster and started playing Chicken music because Shuster wouldn't debate Tony.
Anyway, one of our volunteers, was looking in on a polling place and was motioned over by a Republican volunteer who was handing out McCain lit. The GOPer said this to our volunteer "I voted for Tony"
We got a shot!