Hulshof last-minute rally in South County
U.S. Rep. Kenny Hulshof held a last minute rally and pizza party with supporters at the South County GOP HQ as part of a whirlwind air tour of the state.
Hulshof was joined by other candidates and was introduced to the crowd of 100 or so clapping fans by state senate candidate (and current state rep) Jim Lembke.
Hulshof spent most of his time talking about the General Election and a possible matchup with Jay Nixon. He said he respected his primary opponent state treasurer Sarah Steelman, but tried to paint himself as the true conservative in the race.
He then rung a number of traditional GOP bells and got applause for all of them: lower taxes, crack down at borders and tight immigration laws, no same sex marriage and more.
“Come November, when we all pull together, after we retire Jay Nixon…” Hulshof said, with a break for applause, “…it’s going to be awesome.”
In the audience were a number of supporters including some extended family. Tom Schaff, a “cousin-in-law” from Sunset Hills, noted Republican scandals and the party’s trouble nationally — including the Tom Delay debacle — and said Hulshof was a new generation who could reclaim the party’s ethics.
“He’s one of the only honest politicians I’ve met,” said Schaff, who was once an intern for U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D. “There aren’t a lot of those anymore.”
Take a look below. (That’s Schaff, shaking Hulshof’s hand.)
Afterward, Hulshof took a little time to cool off in an air-conditioned office to chat. He offered this final pitch to undecided voters.
(2 votes, average: 1.5 out of 5)
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Why didn’t Kenny come to North St. Louis county and try to drum up some support from republicans that haven’t fled to those so-called “whiter” pastures of West county and St. Chuck county? I guess that like just about every other politician, especially republican, North County is unimportant and a waste of time, right?