Report from Iowa City.. VP Biden is getting his sea legs

[Peacetrain]

Yesterday we went to Iowa City to see VP Biden at Big Grove Brewery.. It was pretty chilly and they had fire pits going outside.. We were there an hour early and the energy was palpable.. by the way.. the Firefighters for Biden were there too... great looking shirts guys.. music was wonderful and if you ever go to Iowa City, Big Grove has great food..

The VP was about 1/2 hour late, but with the great music and food we were all happy.. VP Biden is getting his sea legs in his stump speeches.. and he needs to work on the first half a little...but as he went on he got more energetic and his closing was awesome and had everyone on their feet.. his closing lines Unity over Division and Truth over lies.. had the whole place on their feet..

GO GO JOE.... GO GO JOE..

Feeling very good about Joe today

[Peacetrain]

2. Who ever is organizing picked the perfect place..

Joe 2020 is the campaign sign... Very Dark Blue with JO in white and E in red stripes.. looks like the flag.. and loved those lines... because that is exactly what people are so sick of.. the divisiveness of the Trump agenda and the never ending lies..They were the highlights of the speech..

[crazytown]

3. A Biden stump speech does not get boring

There are always asides, anecdotes and explanations which are often better than the speech itself. Not to mention the sixties lingo man.

[Peacetrain]

4. oh yeah "man"... which sounds so funny in Iowa...but so charming coming from Joe Biden

tons and tons of good will to him.. and so many younger people there.. I was happy to see that.. middle of the day you know..

[crazytown]

9. One thing that is different from 2008

is when Joes starts talking to the audience. It’s new and effective. The only other candidate I’ve seen try it is Pete Buttigieg but Joe is does it better. It’s like being in a party and have someone lean in to say something just for you.

[George II]

12. That's because after only two years Americans are CRAVING rational talk and sensibility.....

....and Biden's been around enough to be just what we're all craving. A little bit of normalcy.

[PatSeg]

5. This is good to hear

He did start out a tad rusty, which is understandable. I hoped he would be back to his old self with a bit of practice. Joe can be very impressive on the campaign trail!

[Peacetrain]

6. Oh yeah.. I saw him in 2012 in Sioux City and he is a little rusty..but as he goes on

he warms up and he was the old Joe by the end of the speech.. this was just his third or fourth event.. so he is looking good I thought..

[PatSeg]

10. When people see the Joe that some of us

know and love, they will hopefully see what we've seen over the years. He is a pretty special person.

[Peacetrain]

13. Could not agree more....he is a tonic for the soul.. especially

after the madness of the last 2 years...

[R B Garr]

7. Thanks for this, Peacetrain! "Truth over lies" is just

brilliant. That’s a perfect and accurate way to peg Trump.

[Peacetrain]

8. It sent us all out and on our way with energy!

I hope he keeps it in his litany

[Demsrule86]

11. I love Joe...good for him. K&r

[Peacetrain]

14. Me too!!!!

[Cha]

15. Mahalo for your very

special, on the ground report, from Iowa City, Peacetrain! ;party:

I just saw this tweet on The Obama Diary..

Link to tweet

[Peacetrain]

16. Hi Cha... I was very pleased with his roll out

Lots of people.. tons of young people.. and young families... little kids and babies and plenty of boomers too.. he is testing his speeches there.. and he really has some good points.. and some need work.. but realizing this is one of his first events and that is what Iowa is there for.. to test how your speeches are going over.. good place to do it.. he was much smoother than I thought he was going to be because he has only been on the stump for a couple of days..

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[Cha]

17. All Good to know..

Thank You!

Biden has a ton of stuff coming at him from all directions.. he and his Team have to be working hard to combat the slings.. in addition to getting his message of Unity and Truth over Lies out there!

[Peacetrain]

18. I just did a little op on it.. I see some are howling already..

Truth over Lies is right