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With Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama making a pit stop in the Ozarks Wednesday, local Republicans talk about how this might affect Missouri's Republican voters. KSMU's Kristian Kriner reports.
Local Republicans say they aren't worried about Obama visiting Springfield and swaying moderate Republican voters.
Tina Hervey is the spokesperson for the Missouri Republican Party, and believes Missouri Republicans are loyal to the party.
She says Obama's views are not in line with Missourians.
"They know of his liberal agenda very well. They know of his condescending views toward the values and the things that the people of rural Missouri hold on to very dearly and very clearly. Their belief in God, their belief in their right to own a gun and their values that they hold. They know very clearly that Barack Obama doesn't agree with," Hervey said.
She says because Missouri is a bellwether state, Republican and Democratic candidates will spend a lot of time and money here.
"When it comes to the two candidates that we have before us right now. Missouri is state in which Senator McCain's vision and message for the country resonates best. The people of Missouri are connecting to it in a way that they will never be able to connect to that of Senator Obama," Hervey said.
Hervey says that Obama is the furthest left presidential candidate America has ever had, so she isn't worried about crossover voters.
Some Springfield Republicans say they are too busy taking care of their own races to worry about Obama visiting the Ozarks.
Danette Proctor is a member of the Greene County Republican Central Committee.
"We have our own races to run and we're running great races and we're looking forward to the primaries and the November elections," Proctor said.
Obama's campaign opened about two dozen offices throughout rural Missouri over the weekend.
For KSMU News, I'm Kristian Kriner.
