“Probably because it's a good way to reach out to the other side. I thought it was kind of silly when Howard Dean came here where he was already welcome.”

— Mike McCaffrey, artist, Lawrence

“I would say just to create a stir and get more publicity for herself. Especially with all these liberal college students around.”

— Valerie Baker, sales, Lawrence

“Maybe because she knew it would garner outside attention.”

— Matt Romero, engineer, San Jose, Calif.

“She just came to see what she could stir up. It's a college town, and that makes it a good place to speak out.”

— Cindy Warrick, homemaker, Topeka