Iowa Democrats “Wing Ding” SOLD OUT

The crowd noticeably thinned after the two top candidates left as former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley took the stage.

“There is no better return on investment when it comes to closing the gap between the performance of kids from wealthier households and poorer households than that early childhood stuff”, said O’Malley.

Clinton Iowa spokeswoman Lily Adams says the former secretary of state looks forward to talking with Iowans and, of course, “enjoying some of the famous food”.

“But here’s what I won’t do: I won’t get down in the mud with them”.

O’Malley is running for the Democratic nomination for president, and is now running far behind Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The underdog candidate, who has never gone above single digits in any poll, started his speech by announcing the endorsement of former Iowa politician Berkley Bedell, before outlining his various liberal policy goals and tried to contrast his executive experience to that of Sanders and Clinton by stating he was about “actions, not words”. He also touted his record as governor of Maryland and his relative youth compared to Clinton and Sanders as distinguishing factors in the race. What I intend to do as a candidate for president is to go to as many forums as I can.

Clinton also offered a light take on the email probe when she talked about launching a Snapchat social media account. She didn’t hesitate throwing several GOP candidates under the bus, even calling Donald trump a “circus”.

The evening didn’t seem to do much to change attendees’ impressions of the candidates. The jest was a veiled reference to the fact Clinton aides deleted more than 30,000 emails from her server. “There is an element here of being able to interact with an average person on a hot August day”, said Jeff Kaufmann, chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa. She told her Instagram followers that she loves touring and meeting new people every night and is “determined to do what it takes” to bounce back to normal.

Lincoln Chafee was blunt during his speech, at one point, saying “What kind of neo-con Kool-Aid is this man drinking?” about Jeb Bush.

Mike Huckabee has veteran insight to share about the Iowa State Fair. And then, especially in the Democratic Party, usually a candidate emerges who represents the voice of a new generation of Americans.

Webb, a former U.S. senator from Virginia, decried the role of big money in politics, urging listeners to change the system by electing him.

Clinton kicked off a weekend of campaigning in Dubuque on Friday by outlining proposals for more quality child care on college campuses and additional scholarships to help students who are parents.