“I got goosebumps, so excited and just overwhelmed … just overwhelmed when I saw him, blown away,” Van Duzer told reporters. He said he’s a Republican but supported Obama in 2008 and will vote for him again this year.
Later, Van Duzen said he didnÂ’t have time to plan in advance to pick up the president, or to think about how the Secret Service might react.
“He walked in like we were old friends. That was the best,” Van Duzer said Sunday evening. “It was just pure emotion. I didn’t think about it. I watched the convention the other night and then there he was.”