Campaign Spotting on Labor Day

Campaign Spotting on Labor Day

While I WORE the raspberry beret to the Iowa City Fed's Labor Day picnic, I decided not to do any truly serious blogging. The picnic's been a father-daughter tradition for a long time and kind of a human being day (OK, in my case a human being day still involves political schmoozing.)

I left before the presidential surrogates started speaking and didn't bother with notes on the speeches. Though the content was fine, most of this is about just showing up. Especially in the local contests; if you're looking for the support, show the support. See and be seen. So if such things matter to you, here's a roll call. (I'll update to add confirmed latecomers...)

Only one of the three candidates for the eight days away school board election showed up: Mike Cooper. Also on hand was incumbent Patti Fields (not up till next year ).

Two of the five Iowa City council at large candidates were there: Matt Hayek and Mike Wright. Also District C incumbent Regenia Bailey, still working it despite the lack of opposition. And from the Coralville race, Mitch Gross was on hand.

Three courthouse Dems who'll be on the ballot next year: supervisors Pat Harney and Rod Sullivan (who had a nice labor piece in today's Press-Citizen) and Lonny Pulkrabek of the Sheriff's department, who had to quit the union when he got elected the boss.

Representin' for the legislative delegation: Dvorsky, Mascher, Jacoby.

All six of the presidentials were on the ground stickering and stuff.

And continuing the series of photos of me in silly headgear with politicians:



Dave Loebsack has apparantly forgiven my daughter's Chihuahua for upstaging him at the Coralville 4th of July Parade.