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GOP rolls out the bus
Posted at: Wednesday, March 3, 2004, 11:42 PM
Republicans rolled out a big rig Wednesday for a road trip across America to help register 3 million new voters before the November election.
The 18-wheeler comes equipped with four plasma televisions, a lounge with a giant-screen TV, a sound stage, DVD players, satellite access and computer terminals that allow voters to register online and to join President Bush’s “Racing to Victory” re-election team. “Reggie the Registration Rig” will visit NASCAR races, college campuses, parades, sporting events, local festivals, churches and other public places in an eight-month tour between now and Nov. 2.
One of the early stops will be at the Atlanta Motor Speedway for the Golden Corral 500 race on March 14, said Ed Gillespie, chairman of the Republican National Committee.
“There are millions of unregistered Republicans all across America,” Gillespie said. He added Democrats could also register aboard the high-tech GOP truck and trailer.
“That’s a risk we’re willing to run,” Gillespie said. “When more Americans participate, that is good news for Republicans from the statehouse to the White House.”
