This Thursday evening, June 28, 2012, a scheduled two hour meet and greet with Wanda Rohl, sponsored by the DeKalb County Democratic Party, ran into overtime as the 25 attendees got plenty of one-on- one time with our 16th District Democratic congressional candidate.
Journalist Matt Groves, from Rockford’s WREX (CH13), was on hand for the event and conducted an exploratory interview to get Wanda’s take on issues ranging from Jobs to money in politics. One of Groves’ most unexpected yet important questions came near the end of the interview, when he asked Wanda what makes her qualified to run for Congress. Wanda’s response was simple and to the point: “I’m a citizen of the United States. I vote. I pay attention. I don’t think you have to be a career politician; in fact, I think a lot of people are happy that I’m not.” And that is exactly why so many are rallying to support Wanda in what can only be defined as a truly grassroots congressional campaign.
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Judging by the smiles as folks filed out the door, no one left the event disappointed. Wanda left no question unanswered, and the answers seemed to fit with the progressive stance of her audience, many of whom rushed to the event from work so they could finally see what all this Wanda Rohl buzz is all about.
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