Ten things I will remember from the Obama rally.

1- Downtown businesses were closed, except Jimmy John's stayed open and was roped off. they could have made a killing, but I don't think they did. I suggested that we could order some subs and have them delivered ten feet away. Some people eventually got that idea.

2- When I get old, I can go to ( Read more... )

Election Day Eve, I made it downtown to watch The Boss.

He had Springsteen with him.

We got there about four hours early and the people in front of us got interviewed with radio.

Things were fairly civil though and it was either warmer or I prepared better, but I didn't shiver like I did outside for Kerry and Edwards eight years ago.

It wasn't the ( Read more... )

I am getting close to going to bed.  It's going to be called before 10PM, I think, or at least 10:30 as Math becomes Romney's enemy.

Iowa was one of nine states that were supposed to decide the election.  Interestingly, it looks like most of those 9 will end up Blue as Ohio, New Hampshire, Wisconsin and here in Iowa seem to be solid in Obama's ( Read more... )

There were plenty of political ads this year and they were all pretty typical-  the tea party slogan- "You've been taxed enough already, and I am going to stop it."

My favorite local race was a tea Partier attacking his opponent for having spent money on buying decorative flower pots to put in downtown Des Moines.

Hmmm.. I thought.   I think that ( Read more... )

Barack Obama spoke in Des Moines last night.  he spoke in the East Village- arguably Iowa's hippest area.  Home to Zombie Burger, gay bars, boutiques, ZZZ Records, and more.

Iowa's hippest and hottest t-shirt store is also relocated there, and they were not amused.


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America is the example of democracy.  We want everyone to follow our lead across the globe.

So we don't have a problem with a few United Nations observers traveling to Iowa to sit in on our election in Iowa, right?

Iowa's Secretary of State Matt Schultz has a problem with that.

If they show up, he's arresting them.

You may remember Schultz.  He has ( Read more... )

The Des Moines Register is releasing their last poll of the election season- which gives Obama a 47-42 lead here in Iowa (which is in line with my findings).

Early voting gives Obama a 22% lead.  Not surprising that the people who generally don't like any kind of change in their lives- are traditional to the point to waiting to Tuesday.

Iowa has a ( Read more... )

I mentioned Obama's radio ads, which try to capture the voice of the common American, but usually end up embarrassingly unhip.

Of course, they are written by the same type of people who came up with Subaru's "Like punk, except it's a car" campaign.

Well, Romney's camp isn't immune to this.

While both Obama and Romney have both used people with ( Read more... )

We are (to quote Joey Tempest) in the final countdown to Election Day.

Both candidates are airing constant campaign ads on tv.

Obama is hitting on Bain and women's issues.  Romney counters with an ad that features a woman who says "I thought Romney was against all abortion, but he supports abortion in instances of rape, incest, and when the mother's ( Read more... )

Although I doubt anyone ever makes their mind based on newspaper endorsements, the Des Moines Register has endorsed Mitt Romney.

The Register generally strikes me as liberal, and indeed, the last Republican they endorsed was Richard Nixon.

Interesting.

Also, I doubt celebrities make much difference, but Bruce Springsteen gave a free concert in Ames ( Read more... )