The Alabama primary election is over and as you may have heard, Roy Moore lost in his bid for Governor. While it was disappointing, a quick survey of the situation once I got to Alabama revealed his chances of winning were slim to non-existent and I was not surprised.

The fault for losing was not as much Moore’s as it was the circumstances he placed himself into. Not only is it extremely difficult to beat an incumbent, it is nearly impossible to beat an incumbent whenever everything is hunky-dory economically.

That is the reason I am predicting a victory overall for Republicans across the country. No matter what the democrats say about Iraq, wiretapping terrorists or whatever else, people’s scope of concern goes as far as their backyard. Is the economy good? Can I pay my mortgage and support my family? If so, let’s not upset the status quo.

Regardless of the result, I am glad I went. Campaigning is nothing but unadulterated fun no matter where you are. My role was coordinating a group of 30+ young people in the city of Montgomery as they went door-to-door and waved signs. We had volunteers from all over the country: Oregon, Connecticut, North Carolina, Florida, and more.

Because each of the students are politically motivated and want to impact their culture for good, they came supercharged and ready to work. Comprised mainly of Christian home schoolers, I had a fantastic force.

In three and one-half days they knocked on over 10,000 doors, met thousands of people, waved signs on the side of the road for hours and had a good time doing it. Some say that home schoolers are incapable of “socialization,” but these students proved the critics wrong. It takes special fortitude to stand by the road as people curse and use obscene gestures and go to strange doors and have no idea who or what is going to answer.

When we learned of Moore’s loss, I told the students that they were winners anyway. For the future to be different, the present must be disturbed. In this world of apathy, they cared enough to try and that is what matters.