GEORGETOWN, E. Deschire -- It was all about "girl power" in northwest East Deschire Friday night.
More than six thousand people - mostly women but some men too - turned out for a high-energy rally in the panhandle city to hear President Jim McCaren campaign for female NAT candidates.
Crowds began forming around 3:00 pm western time at the George Hinshaw Theater in Georgetown, located just across the river from its sister-city, Dash Knoll, Deschire.
The Hinshaw Theater only holds about 1,200 people, so the rest of the crowd was forced to stand outside in the drizzle, shutting down streets for several hours.
McCaren was in town to campaign for Nationalist Senator Allison Sweeten and NAT governor candidate Val Hennemott.
Sweeten is in a tight race for re-election against former Senator Nancy Lindselli, an outspoken conservative firebrand whom Sweeten narrowly defeated in 2012.
Hennemott is also in a close race with incumbent Governor Sam Pyatt (C). Hennemott is a former senator.
The rally wasn't only for East Deschire's candidates though. Jhinny Addelson and Trish Potter, who represent neighboring Deschire in the senate, are also up for re-election this year, and joined the rally, which was billed as a bi-state rally for panhandle East Deschire and northwest Deschire.
Also at the rally were East Deschire's two other female NAT senators, Portia McLendon and Donna Rae Cobb.
Secretary of State Jenny Sinderman (N) was also on stage but did not speak.
Pictures of McCaren on stage joining hands in victory with the seven NAT women were going viral on social media.
McCaren hailed the courage of Sweeten and Hennemott for running in a state that is dominated by male Conservative politicians.
"When Allison Sweeten and Val Hennemott first ran for the senate, they were told a woman couldn't win. Even in the state NAT party, there were people who said 'you can't win because you're a woman and this is a conservative state,'" McCaren said, while the crowd booed. "But they ran anyway, and they won, and they showed the country that Nationalist women can be elected in East Deschire, and not only that, they can get results."
McCaren praised Deschire Senator Jhinny Addelson as a "champion of women's rights," and said Addelson was among the most pivotal members of Congress on the issue of abortion access for women.
"Without Jhinny Addelson in the senate, the Conservatives would have chipped away, and will chip away even more, at women's constitutional and human right to make choices about their own bodies," McCaren said. "We need Jhinny Addelson in Mavocke. We absolutely need her, and you must vote for her and make sure she wins so she can keep leading the good fight in the senate to defend women," said the president.
McCaren also credited Potter with her work on a bipartisan transportation and infrastructure bill that is currently being negotiated.
"Trish works behind the scenes. She's not always the first one to speak at a press conference, or to appear on the news programs. She's maybe not as visible in the public eye as some of her colleagues. She's a quiet leader who works diligently when the cameras aren't rolling. She doesn't receive nearly enough credit for all her work. She's constantly reaching across the aisle to get things done. She doesn't receive the accolades or the glory in the news media, but she is a key deal broker, and she has delivered for Deschire, and she will continue to deliver as your senator," McCaren said.
The ladies spoke too. Sweeten said President McCaren has been "an invaluable partner" and thanked his administration for not forgetting western Grassadellia as previous administrations sometimes did.
"Western Grassadellia accounts for only 20% of our country's population, and sometimes administrations don't pay much attention to western issues because most of the population is back east. But Jim McCaren has not forgotten East Deschire and Deschire and the rest of the west. He has our back."
Addelson, who was born and raised and still lives in Dash Knoll, said McCaren has been a strong ally of women.
"This man up here, our president, has stood with women and continues to do so. Whether it's reproductive rights or maternity leave or equal pay, Jim McCaren is for women," she said to cheers.
The enthusiastic crowd responded with loud applause. Signs reading "Women for McCaren" and "Ladies First" and "Strong Women = Strong Country" were seen throughout the audience.
East Deschire Senator Portia McLendon closed the rally by reminding women to vote.
"If we want to win, if we want to stop the Conservatives from taking over Mavocke and pushing their radical, anti-woman agenda, we - women - have to vote!" she cried. "Get out there and vote! Let's show the rest of the country that the women's rights movement begins and has its roots here in East Deschire and Deschire!"
During the rally, Conservative Nancy Lindselli held her own event in nearby Ridgeview, north of Georgetown.
Lindselli, who is known for her provocative comments and insults, mocked the rally, calling it "a desperate cry for attention."
"They're down there in Georgetown, rallying for women's rights, rallying for abortion, rallying for extreme feminism, rallying for the extreme, Jim McCaren, Nationalist agenda that will bankrupt our country, bring more and more taxes, neuter our military, and open our borders," said Lindselli.
"And we're up here in Ridgeview...we don't have as many cameras or as much media pizzazz as they do. But we do have common sense on our side, and we have public opinion. The people of East Deschire are smart, and they have repeatedly rejected the liberal ideology and the radical agenda of the Nationalist party, and they will do it again this election."
More than six thousand people - mostly women but some men too - turned out for a high-energy rally in the panhandle city to hear President Jim McCaren campaign for female NAT candidates.
Crowds began forming around 3:00 pm western time at the George Hinshaw Theater in Georgetown, located just across the river from its sister-city, Dash Knoll, Deschire.
The Hinshaw Theater only holds about 1,200 people, so the rest of the crowd was forced to stand outside in the drizzle, shutting down streets for several hours.
McCaren was in town to campaign for Nationalist Senator Allison Sweeten and NAT governor candidate Val Hennemott.
Sweeten is in a tight race for re-election against former Senator Nancy Lindselli, an outspoken conservative firebrand whom Sweeten narrowly defeated in 2012.
Hennemott is also in a close race with incumbent Governor Sam Pyatt (C). Hennemott is a former senator.
The rally wasn't only for East Deschire's candidates though. Jhinny Addelson and Trish Potter, who represent neighboring Deschire in the senate, are also up for re-election this year, and joined the rally, which was billed as a bi-state rally for panhandle East Deschire and northwest Deschire.
Also at the rally were East Deschire's two other female NAT senators, Portia McLendon and Donna Rae Cobb.
Secretary of State Jenny Sinderman (N) was also on stage but did not speak.
Pictures of McCaren on stage joining hands in victory with the seven NAT women were going viral on social media.
McCaren hailed the courage of Sweeten and Hennemott for running in a state that is dominated by male Conservative politicians.
"When Allison Sweeten and Val Hennemott first ran for the senate, they were told a woman couldn't win. Even in the state NAT party, there were people who said 'you can't win because you're a woman and this is a conservative state,'" McCaren said, while the crowd booed. "But they ran anyway, and they won, and they showed the country that Nationalist women can be elected in East Deschire, and not only that, they can get results."
McCaren praised Deschire Senator Jhinny Addelson as a "champion of women's rights," and said Addelson was among the most pivotal members of Congress on the issue of abortion access for women.
"Without Jhinny Addelson in the senate, the Conservatives would have chipped away, and will chip away even more, at women's constitutional and human right to make choices about their own bodies," McCaren said. "We need Jhinny Addelson in Mavocke. We absolutely need her, and you must vote for her and make sure she wins so she can keep leading the good fight in the senate to defend women," said the president.
McCaren also credited Potter with her work on a bipartisan transportation and infrastructure bill that is currently being negotiated.
"Trish works behind the scenes. She's not always the first one to speak at a press conference, or to appear on the news programs. She's maybe not as visible in the public eye as some of her colleagues. She's a quiet leader who works diligently when the cameras aren't rolling. She doesn't receive nearly enough credit for all her work. She's constantly reaching across the aisle to get things done. She doesn't receive the accolades or the glory in the news media, but she is a key deal broker, and she has delivered for Deschire, and she will continue to deliver as your senator," McCaren said.
The ladies spoke too. Sweeten said President McCaren has been "an invaluable partner" and thanked his administration for not forgetting western Grassadellia as previous administrations sometimes did.
"Western Grassadellia accounts for only 20% of our country's population, and sometimes administrations don't pay much attention to western issues because most of the population is back east. But Jim McCaren has not forgotten East Deschire and Deschire and the rest of the west. He has our back."
Addelson, who was born and raised and still lives in Dash Knoll, said McCaren has been a strong ally of women.
"This man up here, our president, has stood with women and continues to do so. Whether it's reproductive rights or maternity leave or equal pay, Jim McCaren is for women," she said to cheers.
The enthusiastic crowd responded with loud applause. Signs reading "Women for McCaren" and "Ladies First" and "Strong Women = Strong Country" were seen throughout the audience.
East Deschire Senator Portia McLendon closed the rally by reminding women to vote.
"If we want to win, if we want to stop the Conservatives from taking over Mavocke and pushing their radical, anti-woman agenda, we - women - have to vote!" she cried. "Get out there and vote! Let's show the rest of the country that the women's rights movement begins and has its roots here in East Deschire and Deschire!"
During the rally, Conservative Nancy Lindselli held her own event in nearby Ridgeview, north of Georgetown.
Lindselli, who is known for her provocative comments and insults, mocked the rally, calling it "a desperate cry for attention."
"They're down there in Georgetown, rallying for women's rights, rallying for abortion, rallying for extreme feminism, rallying for the extreme, Jim McCaren, Nationalist agenda that will bankrupt our country, bring more and more taxes, neuter our military, and open our borders," said Lindselli.
"And we're up here in Ridgeview...we don't have as many cameras or as much media pizzazz as they do. But we do have common sense on our side, and we have public opinion. The people of East Deschire are smart, and they have repeatedly rejected the liberal ideology and the radical agenda of the Nationalist party, and they will do it again this election."
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