After being passed by a car with a bush/cheney bummper sticker in Minnesota, I decided to watch for signs of political leanings in pink states North Dakota and Montana, as I drive my daughter back to college.
Yesterday, I made it through all of North Dakota. I observed a beautiful state, a little greener than usual for this time of year, but it looks like they've got rain. If you drive through the state, you will be treated to evidence of efforts to restore wetlands and beautiful vistas of sunflower fields. One particularly striking field had sunflowers blooming inbetween windrows of pine trees. I couldn't find my camera, or would have stopped for a picture. Maybe on the way home. And of course I stopped to see the Painted Canyon overlook at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. (Last time I was there, a buffalo was in the parking area.)
Many cars passed me as I was driving below the speed limit to annoy my daughter and save gas. (Note--traffic dropped off dramatically after I passed Mandan.) Pretty early on in the state, a car with an Obama bumper sticker passed-California plates. Then off to the right, the side of a shed was neatly painted with Ron Paul information. And that was it for the pink state of ND. So far, among residents, Ron Paul is winning from what I observed.
The Jamestown Sun did carry an article that said obama is organizing 100 teams and will be opening up to 10 offices. 4 are open so far. McCain has 0.
http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/index.cfm?id=70707§ion=News&CFID=70544431&CFTOKEN=58736558&jsessionid=88306073d96d21675d22 I'm trying to figure out where the 10 offices would be. Fargo, Bismarck for sure. Probably Minot, Jamestown, Dickenson.Grand Forks. Maybe Valley City.
So that's the report from pink state North Dakota. More today or tomorrow after I drive all the way through Montana to Missoula.
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