US invades Rochdale - same result as Iraq - they lost

Karen Hicks the campaign manager for failed Presidential candidate Hollerin’ Howard Dean, and national field Director for failed Democratic Presidential nominee John Kerry, worked hard here in Rochdale for Lorna Fitszimmons.

The supercharged, Internet whizz-kid, dame of the demographics, chomped chip butties and supped mugs of tea. Alas, in vain.

Lorna is quoted as saying in the US Press; " 'Get out the vote' is really an issue in this campaign," Because of Iraq. Because it's a third term."

"This is the first time we've had to work up support and organization in a big way," she added, with a nod to her American psephological superstar "Karen is my ace in the hole."

Karen was not an isolated import and her boss Zach Exley, another veteran of the Dean and John Kerry campaigns, worked on the nationwide “ e-campaign” , building up an extensive e-mail list of supporters and enlisting them to work as volunteers.

It will be interesting to see how these expensive imports made a dent in Lorna’s campaigning costs.

By the way Karen, "Ace in the hole" is a stud poker term, where you play with cards face down...unseen.