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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
17 candidates, crowd of 11,000+ expected at Saturday's Steak Fry
Radio IowaIt could wind up being among the largest political events in state history. More than 11,000 tickets have been sold for the Polk County Democratic Partys Steak Fry tomorrow in Des Moines.
When you have this many campaigns and theyre all trying to beat the yardstick from 03 and then Barack Obama in 2007, you know, it just gets bigger, Polk County Democratic Party chairman Sean Bagniewski told Radio Iowa.
Bagniewski mentioned two milestones. In 2003, the annual steak fry Senator Tom Harkin hosted featured all the Democratic presidential candidates, along with keynoter Bill Clinton and a crowd of more than 10-thousand. In 2007, Obama held a rally with his supporters BEFORE the Harkin Steak Fry. They marched, as a group, onto the Steak Fry grounds in Indianola.
Lets go in that Steak Fry and make a lot of noise, then-Senator Obama said.
Ten of the 2020 candidates are holding rallies Saturday morning and eight candidates plan to march in with their supporters.
If I were a casual observer, I would think the most important part of the steak fry was the speeches and the speeches are certainly important, Bagniewski said, but the real mile marker for the steak fry is going to be the rallies in the morning and then the marches into the event.
When you have this many campaigns and theyre all trying to beat the yardstick from 03 and then Barack Obama in 2007, you know, it just gets bigger, Polk County Democratic Party chairman Sean Bagniewski told Radio Iowa.
Bagniewski mentioned two milestones. In 2003, the annual steak fry Senator Tom Harkin hosted featured all the Democratic presidential candidates, along with keynoter Bill Clinton and a crowd of more than 10-thousand. In 2007, Obama held a rally with his supporters BEFORE the Harkin Steak Fry. They marched, as a group, onto the Steak Fry grounds in Indianola.
Lets go in that Steak Fry and make a lot of noise, then-Senator Obama said.
Ten of the 2020 candidates are holding rallies Saturday morning and eight candidates plan to march in with their supporters.
If I were a casual observer, I would think the most important part of the steak fry was the speeches and the speeches are certainly important, Bagniewski said, but the real mile marker for the steak fry is going to be the rallies in the morning and then the marches into the event.
Flying out this evening...
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17 candidates, crowd of 11,000+ expected at Saturday's Steak Fry (Original Post)
brooklynite
Sep 2019
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Bigredhunk
(1,351 posts)1. Go Dems!
My sister can get free tix, but she's not going b/c she doesn't like crowds.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
brooklynite
(94,745 posts)2. Based on prior attendance, it's a large crowd, but not squeezed together
She can stay on the periphery and still see everything.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
IcyPeas
(21,910 posts)3. is Cory Booker attending?
what's he gonna eat?
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(he's a vegan)
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
brooklynite
(94,745 posts)4. There's a vegan option (we're Democrats...)
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden