A tale of two campaigns...

closing in on the finish line in CD5.

For the Harry Mitchell campaign:

...Bill Clinton wowed an enthusiastic crowd in Tempe on Thursday. (EV Tribune)

...According to AZCentral.com's Plugged In, Michael J. Fox will be in CD5 to campaign for Harry on Monday. Details to be announced. I'll post them when I have them, or you can contact the campaign at 755-3343.

...On Sunday, there will be a rally sponsored by the ASU Young Democrats with Governor Napolitano, Harry, Meg Burton-Cahill, Ed Ableser, and David Schapira at 3:00 p.m., on the ASU Student Services lawn. Again, contact the campaign for details at 755-3343. (Mitchell campaign website.)

...All weekend and through the election, there will be a huge Get Out The Vote effort. (also from the campaign website)

...Lastly, via email, contact the campaign for info regarding Election Night With Harry. Join Harry, his wife Marianne, his family, his staff and volunteers, and the district's state legislative candidates to watch election returns throughout the evening.


For the Hayworth campaign:

...On Sunday, they're having a fundraiser with Luis Gonzalez at Pinnacle Peak Patio. Expect the steaks to be hot and the air to be hotter. (Hey, I'm partisan. Get over it. :) )

...Friday, in a scathing response to the huge rally with Bill Clinton, JD posted a diatribe on The Hill's Congress Blog against Nancy Pelosi. Something about how the Democrats are going to "take money out of the pockets of hard-working Americans."

Oh, FYI - that "scathing" part is sarcasm, folks. :)

...that's it, at least as far as info available at public sources. I'm sure they have their own GOTV operation, but there's no call for volunteers, or even a general "volunteers" section on the Hayworth campaign's website.


In fact, the Hayworth campaign site features as many pictures of Harry Mitchell (4) as it does JD. Which, by the way, is 4 more pictures than they have of volunteers or even staffers.

Just for comparison, Harry Mitchell's website has a page called "Photo Gallery," a page with more pictures than I care to count and categorize after a long day at work. There's a bunch of them, though.

In the greater scheme of things (i.e. - when people are casting their ballots on Tuesday), it might not mean much, but it's definitely an interesting study in the candidates' different approaches, both to campaigning and to people.

It's a difference that illustrates why Harry Mitchell is the right choice for Arizona's CD5.