Iowa governor returns home to Pittsburgh to campaign for Kerry

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http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04236/366069.stm

Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack returned to his native Pittsburgh over the weekend, this time in his new role as a campaigner for presidential candidate John Kerry.

While Kerry and running mate John Edwards are trying to fire up the Democratic Party faithful at large rallies, Vilsack is leading sedate and serious discussions, like yesterday's by-invitation-only roundtable at a job training center.

After holding an hourlong discussion with about 20 people in the conference room of the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Vilsack said, "The reason for this is for people to understand that there is true substance to the Kerry campaign."

It may not be the type of rallying cry that spurs the troops to storm the gates, but it's a message that targets thinking voters -- and that reflects Vilsack's Midwestern, unornamented mien.