In an appearance on a Seattle talk show, song co-writer and lead guitarist Roger Fisher announced he was thrilled with the RNC's use of the song, because it both resulted in royalties for the band and gave them an opportunity to publicly point out that he is a "staunch" supporter of Barack Obama.
In an appearance on a Seattle talk show, song co-writer and lead guitarist Roger Fisher expressed his enthusiasm regarding the RNC's use of the song, which both yielded financial benefits for the band through royalties and enabled them to publicly proclaim their strong allegiance to Barack Obama.