It all started while sitting in my office in Boston staring at the US Congressional red/blue map. I was not looking for anything in specific, just admiring the differences around the country. I then thought how cool it would be to drive from the Atlantic to the Pacific and remain entirely in Republican Congressional Districts. I ran my eyes across the map and bumped into a few blue road blocks, but soon enough, I found a red route. I then tried the same thing with blue congressional districts and thankfully failed at each attempt. I think this red route says something about the broad demographic that endorses the Republican Party and the conservative movement.
As a former College Republican, I always loved the excitement of traveling to help out a Republican campaign. Considering this is an election year, I saw a fantastic opportunity for the CR's to travel from coast to coast, campaigning for GOP incumbents while never leaving a red district.
I had the pleasure of meeting Charlie Smith and Ethan Elion from the College Republican National Committee (CRNC) and we began to discuss this concept. They loved the idea and they came up with some brilliant concepts. Charlie and Ethan immediately saw the big picture - get CR's to travel in each congressional district to show the real world of campaigning. Politics is not all about cocktail parties; it's about making phone calls, stuffing the envelopes, and knocking on the doors. This is a unique opportunity to show how the CR's are the "unions of the right."
The CR's teamed up with David All and they have produced WhereIsTheRed.com which has perfectly executed this concept. As I type, Kentucky is getting support from the WhereIsTheRed crew. I love that each campaign stop concludes with placing the bumper sticker of that particular candidate on the back of the vehicle. The road crew has a mission to end the campaigning portion of the trip in California, then visit the DNC convention in Denver and then finally concluding in Minnesota at the GOP convention. You should follow WhereIsTheRed and then hopefully meet them in Minnesota if you plan on attending the convention. Congrats to Charlie and Ethan for doing an amazing job and keep these CR's on the road in your prayers.
