Doc supporters hit the pubs

From Inquirer reporter Joseph A. Gambardello:

This may not qualify as guerrilla campaigning, but state Senate candidate John J. Dougherty's people have struck on a way to get name recognition with young voters on a Friday night. A pub crawl.

Traveling in a trolley, Dougherty supporters -- including some eye catching young women -- visit selected bars. They wear Dougherty for Senate badges hand out literature and where possible also put up posters. Of course, they also patronize the bar they are visiting.

Two stops on Friday by 14 supporters included Tir Na Nog at 16^th and Arch and the Public House at Logan Square.

Keely Wittrock, 26, of Port Richmond, said taking part in the pub crawls allows her to both show her support for Dougherty and to get people of her generation to vote.

"We have all the power in the world to make a change," she said.

Rose O'Brien, 25, of Fishtown, said she backs Johnny Doc because "he will fight for the working class."

Does it work?

There's no way to tell, but when was the last time you heard a conversation about a state Senate race in the men's room,?