Oxley on the Spot
August 28th, 2008 by Jim Shella under Jim Shella's Political Blog
Lieutenant Governor candidate Dennie Oxley got the privilege of announcing Indiana’s vote in the Roll Call of States last night but the behind-the-scenes activity was much more interesting than Oxley’s actual presentation.
Oxley prepared a written speech. Then Indiana was told that Illinois (just before Indiana) would be the last state to make a presentation, because Illinois would yield to New York which would put Barack Obama over the top. Protests ensued, vigorous protests.
About a minute before the moment of truth, Indiana got the word that it was back on. By then Oxley had discarded his speech. After a brief search he decided to ad lib the whole thing.
