(Cross-Posted to DemNotes at www.DemNotes.com)

Saturday, we drove down Highway 50 a couple of hours to Las Animas, where we attended the Bent County Dems’ picnic at city park there. It was a nice bit of memories for me; I grew up just a block away from the park, and spent a lot of my childhood there.

For a small county like Bent County, the turnout was fantastic. About 50 people gathered for a potluck lunch with grilled burgers and hot dogs on the menu. After everybody had a good chance to eat, we heard from candidates and their representatives — the Party is really active with good volunteers this year. We also heard from Representative Wes McKinley, whose style always engages people. The day was capped by Wes auctioning off several pies, with the proceeds to go to the Party.

What was even more impressive was what happened after the picnic: several folks got together with the regional field person and spread out across town to canvass precincts. In southeast Colorado, walking door-to-door doesn’t often happen, so it was extremely exciting to see the level of interest in helping out among the people there.

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I took some pictures in Las Animas, and I’ve finally gotten those up on the DemNotes website, along with all of my photos from the National Convention, several hundred in all. You can take a look at them all at:
http://www.DemNotes.com/photos

Note that many of them are pretty poor quality, usually due to the low light, but also due to the fact that I’m often hurriedly trying to get the camera out and snap a photo while I’m in the middle of something else….

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