"Thousands Demonstrate in Oklahoma City"

[Bettie]

5. It's not just Oklahoma

try being from Iowa...or Texas or anywhere that is mostly red.

Red state Dems have to work many times as hard as blue state Dems to even make a mark, but we deserve credit for continuing to try, no matter how frustrating and how many times we lose. No matter how often we get knocked down, we get up and continue to move forward.

I'm glad you're here. I know here in Iowa, we're making an effort too, are we successful? Not always, not even most of the time, but we still do it.