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Sen. Tom Harkin held his annual Steak Fry, which of course is one of the signposts for a Presidential election; and with Joe Biden headlining (and San Antonio mayor Julian Castro also speaking), some obvious conclusions are arrived at.
That means the Reagan Dinner is next- the GOPs version of the same thing. Unfortunately, the only news coming out of that (besides that Donal Trump is scheduled to appear, though is record in Iowa of showing up as planned is somewhere between Axl Rose and Morrissey) is that Ted Cruz is headlining, and dinner ticket prices are priced to sell.
With a headline like"Ted Cruz Dinner Tickets Now 25% off", it's bad news for the iowa GOP and worse news for Cruz for pulling a "Tim Pawlenty" by peaking too soon or not peaking at all- which also means he's way too available to Iowans, and he's not drawing campaign contributor interest.
In any case, the real news is the first 2016 Bumper Sticker spotted in Iowa.

That isn't it, but that is the first bumper sticker I have seen while stopped at a red light.
No, the first one I recall seeing was one that said Hillary/Michelle 2016.
Which shows how divided the nation is.
While that sounds perfect to some, according to my Facebook friends' page, that would be a situation (that combo in power) worse
than The Walking Dead being cancelled.
Or the Walking Dead coming to life.
Nor am I convinced that the Ryan sticker (available through his Prosperity PAC) above is brand new.
Based on some conversations I have had and expectations at the time, I wouldn't have been surprised if it had been planted before the end of the Romney campaign.
In any case, the 2016 campaign?
It's on!!
That means the Reagan Dinner is next- the GOPs version of the same thing. Unfortunately, the only news coming out of that (besides that Donal Trump is scheduled to appear, though is record in Iowa of showing up as planned is somewhere between Axl Rose and Morrissey) is that Ted Cruz is headlining, and dinner ticket prices are priced to sell.
With a headline like"Ted Cruz Dinner Tickets Now 25% off", it's bad news for the iowa GOP and worse news for Cruz for pulling a "Tim Pawlenty" by peaking too soon or not peaking at all- which also means he's way too available to Iowans, and he's not drawing campaign contributor interest.
In any case, the real news is the first 2016 Bumper Sticker spotted in Iowa.

That isn't it, but that is the first bumper sticker I have seen while stopped at a red light.
No, the first one I recall seeing was one that said Hillary/Michelle 2016.
Which shows how divided the nation is.
While that sounds perfect to some, according to my Facebook friends' page, that would be a situation (that combo in power) worse
than The Walking Dead being cancelled.
Or the Walking Dead coming to life.
Nor am I convinced that the Ryan sticker (available through his Prosperity PAC) above is brand new.
Based on some conversations I have had and expectations at the time, I wouldn't have been surprised if it had been planted before the end of the Romney campaign.
In any case, the 2016 campaign?
It's on!!