Governor Ted Strickland in Ohio

Ohio's Governor Ted Strickland came out to Hillsboro, Ohio today to discuss the latest economic crisis, and to express his views about the upcoming election. This event could not have been possible without the co-ordination of Susan and Doug Siepelt as well as the Ohio co-ordinator for Sen. Barack Obama, Bruce Mulkey. Everyone was on their feet when Governor Strickland arrived. I was glad that my son, Daniel Cameron was there to take these great pictures, as well as video of the event.



It was good to see so much of the media at Southern State Community College where this forum was held, including the guys of WVNU.



The crowd continued to grow to a point that Dinah Phillips, the leader of the Highland County Democratic Party, determined that we needed to move the forum to the larger auditorium. There was a huge response from the audience as our local leaders were introduced and Governor Strickland began to talk about the change that was needed to help Ohio's workers. He also praised Senator Barack Obama for his views on the economy, and soundly endorsed him. He urged all voters in Ohio to back the Democratic Senator, and to participate in this year's early voter program.

I was proud to do my part, along with Highland County's other team leaders, Jade Faul and Tim Amburgey as well as volunteer Tamara Shewalter. Susan Siepelt and I set up the sign-in table where we had all the current information about the Presidential Candidates. Jade and Tim quickly moved through the hall with clipboards in hand to keep up with the many interested voters.

We are all very proud to be a part of this year's Presidential Election Campaign, and hope that Ohioan's will help us bring about the Change we can Believe in.

Here are some highlights from Gov. Strickland's speech.

All of us need to do our part for this campaign and this country that we love. Join us in bringing change to Ohio by stopping into the Democratic Headquarters next to Jenny Cameron's real estate office by Magee's Restaurant on West Main Street (route 50) at the center of town across from the courthouse. We would love for everyone to get a chance to help !!! Let's Change this Country. Get out there and VOTE !!!!