Since the notion was introduced by The Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel earlier this week on an MSNBC morning show, and later in greater depth on The Nation's web site, thousands have joined impromptu Fan Pages on Facebook, and voices ranging from rock fans to professional politicians have signaled their support.
As of yet, no official comment from the Mellencamp camp. His web site's news section is promoting an upcoming performance headlining Rock Fest 2010 in Cadott, WI on Saturday, July 17th, and makes no mention of any senatorial aspirations. Rock Fest is four day music festival.
The controversial leftist editor's proposal that the scrappy Hoosier Rocker might actually make a viable candidate, and a palpable alternative to big-business-friendly Dan Coats, who is widely believed to be the Republican candidate.
Every newspaper in the country, from the New York Times to USA Today, and hundreds of blogs large and small have endorsed the notion, and the idea of a 'real populist' Senator, someone with impeccable Indiana roots and a long history of using his power as a popular musician to stand up for the common man. John Mellencamp has long worked with fellow musicians like Willie Nelson, Bruce Springsteen, Ben Harper, Dave Matthews and others in support of causes important to the working man, the farmer and local communities. His best known effort, Farm Aid, has been helping small farms -- a cause near to his fellow residents and potential constituents in Indiana -- since 1985.
As one of his songs says, John is all about the small town. Not a bad place for a politician to be these days.
Thank you for all the great posts from last year! I look forward to reading your blog, because they are always full of information that I can put to use. Thank you again, and God bless you in 2010.
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