Assemblywoman Audra Strickland was the first person I saw when I snuck into the Bakersfield Victory heasquarters in advance of the candidate armada. She drove over from Ventura County with daughter Ruby so they could see her husband, Tony, in action!

On hand here at the HQ is State Senator Roy Ashburn, Bakersfield’s most popular political figure. “I’ve been priviledged to serve in the State Capitol with Tom McClintock, Chuck Poochigian, and Tony Strickland. These are three of the finest people you could place into statewide office!”

Working hard coordinating things is the dynamic duo – County GOP Chairman Matt Brady and V6 Deputy Field Director Glenn Rodgers.

I asked Matt how things were going, and he said, “We’re excited to have this bus tour activate our volunteers.”

Popular local radio talk show host Inga Barks warmed up the crowd and made introductions.

TS: “Our internal polling shows us up by two points. But this race is all about turnout. What you do the next 72 hours will make the difference!”

CP: “It has been such a great honor to run as a team with the great members of this GOP ticket.”

TM: “This election comes down to a very clear choice. Look up and down both tickets…..Folks that you turn out to vote will make all of the difference… It is our generation’s responsibility to set things right… Let’s go out there and prove that California is still Reagan Country!”

Of course we want to give a shout out to FR friend Karen Norton with the Bakersfield CRA.

On a final note, it was great to see Joy Stewart, longtime GOP activist, and a very loyal FR reader!

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