The Gear Shift

As we were walking around the show floor yesterday afternoon, we saw a huge crowd of camera people forming near a hidden entrance.  We asked a few people what was going on and, funnily, they didn’t know.  It must be good, though. :) Crowd mentality…

We waited around for a few minutes to see what would happen, and then Mitt Romney strode down the aisle way, with about 50 media people in tow. We didn’t do anything about it then, but when we saw the media swarm a second time about 10 minutes later, I felt compelled to ask Rick to take a picture. He sprung into action, running around the exhibits to get the best angle. And so we became part of the paparazzi.

Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney, center

And, not only that, but then a few minutes later, we spotted another Republican candidate, Mike Huckabee, on the show floor, also followed by a plethora of cameras and reporters.  (Hard to miss.) So, since we’d started this chronicle of visiting politicians, we had to get a picture of him, too.

Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee, center

The candidates are in town because the Michigan primary is today.  My husband told me John McCain was here at the show, too, but we weren’t lucky enough to see or snap a photo of him.