Sources: Romney To Stump In Central Valley Next Week
GOP Nominee Likely To Make Stop In Fishersville
Posted: September 29, 2012
HARRISONBURG — GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney plans to make a stop in the central Shenandoah Valley next week, sources say.
Romney has tentative plans -- likely to be firmed up in the next few days -- to hold a campaign rally at the Expoland in Fishersville either Thursday or Friday, according to sources familiar with the Republican candidate’s plans.
The stop will come about three weeks after his running mate, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., held a rally at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds. That rally drew a crowd of about 3,100 people.
Next week’s planned stop won’t be the first time a presidential candidate has stopped in the Valley in recent years.
Four years ago, President Barack Obama was the first presidential nominee to campaign in Harrisonburg since 1860, when Democratic nominee Stephen Douglas visited the Friendly City. Republican Richard Nixon came to the city in 1968 prior to clinching the Republican Party's nomination that year.
In 2008, roughly 8,000 people packed the James Madison University Convocation Center to hear the soon-to-be president speak.
So far, Obama and Biden have not announced any campaign stops in the area.
Romney has tentative plans -- likely to be firmed up in the next few days -- to hold a campaign rally at the Expoland in Fishersville either Thursday or Friday, according to sources familiar with the Republican candidate’s plans.
The stop will come about three weeks after his running mate, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., held a rally at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds. That rally drew a crowd of about 3,100 people.
Next week’s planned stop won’t be the first time a presidential candidate has stopped in the Valley in recent years.
Four years ago, President Barack Obama was the first presidential nominee to campaign in Harrisonburg since 1860, when Democratic nominee Stephen Douglas visited the Friendly City. Republican Richard Nixon came to the city in 1968 prior to clinching the Republican Party's nomination that year.
In 2008, roughly 8,000 people packed the James Madison University Convocation Center to hear the soon-to-be president speak.
So far, Obama and Biden have not announced any campaign stops in the area.