Dems fired up

Primary nears, rhetoric heats up: "With all the talk of the Republican congressional race, local Democrats have some news: Don't count them out this year.
As proof, they point to a meeting last Thursday at the Jackson County headquarters for a session on registering voters. Normally a quiet affair, the meeting drew an enthusiastic packed house, or about 40 people, who met with Mark Brewer, the state party's executive chairman.
Credit the surge in interest to anti-Bush sentiment or Michael Moore's 'Fahrenheit 9/11,' but it's there, said Janelle Sadler, the party's office manager.
'I had one lady stop in here and say, 'I've been a Republican for years, and I'm going to vote Democrat this year,'' Sadler said, adding that's been common.
The party will put on another get-out-the-vote session after the Aug. 3 primary."