Political Equinox

Day three was a very interesting day. We didn’t actually attend any political events until later that night. It was, however, a fantastic experience – we were a part of an NPR discussion in the first event and then went to the final large scale Senator Clinton rally where she pulled out all the stops and brought out all of her top gun supporters – including her husband (and one of my true heroes) Bill Clinton.
NPR Discussion – What do Caucus Goers Care About?
We arrived (albeit late) to a discussion between the local NPR affiliate and caucus goers. The …

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Today was a big day, and we had big ambitions for the day at its advent. We planned to go to three different Caucus related events – one for Senator Hillary Clinton at the Gateway Hotel, one for former Senator John Edwards at Iowa State’s Memorial Union and one for former Governor Mike Huckabee at the Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines. Each spot gave us unique opportunities to interact with candidates as they scratch out every single possible vote from caucus goers. In each case, we were successful in our venture.

Senator Clinton - From Boondoggle to Benefit
We arrived …

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The Drive

The ride out to Iowa took a lot longer than I had originally anticipated. Chris, Tyler and I were on the road for over 8 hours, driving around the Chicagoland area then through the flat (and by ‘flat’ I mean nothing as far as the eye could see at times) counties of Western Illinois. By the time we reached the Mississippi River Bridge that took us into Iowa the snow had begun to fall hard. Dump trucks sat poised in the median ready to salt and plow the snow. Even with these trucks, there were a myriad of overturned vehicles in the median, including one semi truck.

I was under the assumption …

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Today at 10 AM Chris Wright, Tyler Platt (two of my high school friends) and I will begin an 8 hour drive out to Des Moines to immerse ourselves in the last few days of the Iowa Caucus.

The stakes are high: Iowa will provide two candidates, one from each of the major political parties with momentum going into the nation’s first primaries and will most likely prove to spell the death knell for others. The battle is even more intense this year as Iowa on both sides is anybody’s game - there is a three way race on the Democratic side and a two way race for the …

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