-- snip --...Not taking it quietly, Republicans are planning a grass-roots protest across the street in the parking lot of Taco Bell.
"We just wanted to show that Orange County is Republican, and this is a county that will carry President Bush," protest organizer Anthony Kua said.
-- snip --"I think [Edwards' visit] is emblematic of our feeling that the Kerry-Edwards ticket will appeal to everyone, so we're going to the Republicans' backyard to send off the next vice president to the [Democratic national] convention," Barbaro said.
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Republicans will be protesting Edwards' bid for the vice-presidency and demonstrating their conviction that Orange County voters will solidly support President Bush in November, Kua said. He considers the event something of an affront.
"You don't have a Democratic event in the heart of a Republican county because you think you're going to get a lot of support. You do it to get publicity," he said. "You do it to stir the pot."-- snip --
News of the Republicans' protest left Barbaro puzzled as to what Edwards has done that they're decrying.
"Maybe they're assuming he's going to be the next vice president and they want to get their attitudes in early," he said. "Unless they think Newport Beach should be somewhere Democrats can't venture, I see no reason for their presence."
Good work Ron!