Our Tom Brune, on the road with McCain and Palin in Wisconsi and Michigan today, reports that the GOP is carrying nice momentum out of the convention -- a crowd estimated at 12,000 in Cedarburg, Wis., the congressional district of GOP stalwart Jim Sensenbrenner (who battled McCain on immigration issues).
The crowd: "Very enthusiastic, very large, very white, very Republican" -- and a lot of women anxious to get a look at Palin, referring to her already by her first name, "Sarah." There even seems to be a little overshadowing going on. Here's Pat Mantel, a retired housewife born and raised in Cedarburg:
"I do enjoy that vice president that he picked. I think she's going to be with the hometown people, the middle class. I came out to see her."
What about McCain's big acceptance speech last night?
"I liked his speech all right. But I'm very excited and I can't wait to see her."