President will visit Indiana on Saturday

SELLERSBURG, Ind. -- President Bush will visit Indiana on Saturday for a rally for U.S. Rep. Mike Sodrel, who's in a tight re-election battle in the 9th District against former Democratic Rep. Baron Hill.\nThe president will speak at 1 p.m. at Silver Creek High School gymnasium in Sellersburg, Ind., 10 miles north of Louisville, Ky. It is the first presidential visit to the 9th District since Lyndon Johnson came to Clark County in 1964, said Sodrel campaign manager Cam Savage.\n"It's a great opportunity right before the election to energize the base," Savage said.\n"People are going to hear directly from the president about how important this election is, how important keeping control of Congress is to win the war on terror, keep taxes low and keep the economy moving in the right direction."\nTickets are free and will be distributed through the Sodrel campaign and county Republican parties throughout the 9th District.\nSodrel is battling for a second term against Hill, who held the seat for six years before losing to the Republican in 2004. Libertarian Eric Schansberg is also running.\nPolitical observers say the race is too close to call.\nMike O'Connor, an adviser to Hill's campaign, said Republicans are "making one last push and will pull out all the stops to keep change from occurring."\n"I don't want to underestimate the power of the commander in chief, but people want change and we think they'll support change in the people they're sending to Washington, D.C.," he said.\nBush's visit will come three days after a scheduled Wednesday rally featuring his wife, first lady Laura Bush, in Columbus, Ind. That event is also free and open to anyone who signs up through the campaign or local parties.\nIn March, President Bush spoke at an Indianapolis fundraiser for Sodrel.