A photo from the Democratic Caucus in Urbandale, Iowa...

[Drunken Irishman]

There is an overflow crowd too!

[barbtries]

1. lol

it took so long for the picture to load i thought your post was a joke for a minute. i bet the dems are missing the process.

[FarLeftFist]

2. Pretty sure everyone's snickering and laughing at the bat-shittery that are the GOP candidates.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

20. There's a new word for the lexicon

bat-shittery: the typical behavior of republican extremists. Accepted as normal by 21 century right-wingers. Ridiculed by everyone else.

[duhneece]

26. I second that! nt

[Old and In the Way]

3. These events are important for networking, strategizing, and building enthusiasm.

Glad to see that Democrats are turning out, even though there is no primary race to get cranked up over.

[Surya Gayatri]

4. Well done, Iowa Dems!

Heartening news--quietly but surely preparing for the GE. Ramp up the enthusiasm all the way to Nov! SG

[bluestate10]

5. For sure. They could have stayed home in large numbers, but they didn't.

Damned sure fires me up seeing those rational Iowans setting the tone.

[Surya Gayatri]

10. Yeah, where's that

"enthusiasm gap" the M$M likes to blather on about?
Fired up, ready to go in Iowa and in all the other states down the line!
SG

[lindysalsagal]

8. I imagine they need to band together for moral support. n/t.

[Surya Gayatri]

11. Yeah, they all look really down-

trodden and forlorn.

I'm sure they came out on
a cold Iowa night just to
commiserate and
cry in their beer. LOL! SG

Edited to add as if it's necessary!

[lindysalsagal]

13. It's not easy being blue when you're from red

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[Surya Gayatri]

14. Actually, Iowa is very purple

compared to its next door neighbor Nebraska. (I'm a ex-Nebraskan, born and bred, much to my political chagrin.) SG

[freshwest]

18. Dumbfuckistan is right!

[ellisonz]

6. Go Iowa Dems!

[Robbins]

7. Great

Remember Obama Is unoppossed,and he still has people coming out to show support for him.

[Surya Gayatri]

15. Wait, didn't somebody say "enthusiasm gap"?

n/t

[IowaGuy]

16. har...

early numbers indicate, that if you take out the new voters Uncle Ronnie Paul brought into the Republican caucus, turnout is actually lower for the Repugs this time than 2008. The only enthusiasm that's happening is from the Ron Paul Revolution...and they'll be nowhere to be found once the election rolls around.

[Surya Gayatri]

29. Glad to hear such

a positive report from the ground, IG!

I'm an ex-Nebraskan, born and bred, and have always envied the more liberal streak of the electorate east of the Missouri.

Can you imagine Nebraska legalizing same-sex marriage, for example? Not in my lifetime! SG

[Scurrilous]

9. Thanks.

[kwassa]

12. The banners hanging from the ceiling are part of a Character Counts program in a public school

Looks like the all-purpose room.

http://charactercountsiniowa.com/

"We’re here to help Iowans practice and recognize good character.

Founded in 1997, Character Counts In Iowa is a non-profit organization housed at Drake University in Des Moines, IA.

Our mission is to recognize, enhance and sustain the positive qualities of Iowans in order to promote civility through character development and our vision is that every Iowan embrace and practice good character by demonstrating trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship."

[freshwest]

19. Great program the GOP would eliminate. You know, big gummint!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

21. Great program the GOP wouldn't have the slightest understanding of!

Those are all qualities they lost a long time ago.

They need to take the remedial version of that program!

[freshwest]

22. Yes they did, and they can't find them again.

[freshwest]

17. At last, the fully functional brains in Iowa are located.

[1stlady]

23. Thanks op

I've been watching the MSNBC round table and they were basically saying that the enthusiasm is still very much alive and well for Obama in Iowa. That his team is very well organized on the ground and Iowa has a very high chance of going for Obama again. The MSM was so sure that no one would show up and that all the enthusiasm was gone, what a crock of shit. All together 25,000 I believe came out to support the President. One of the guest on the show pointed out, that's a lot of folks showing support for Obama who doesn't have an opponent. Its freezing cold in Iowa, they could've stayed home but chose to support the president, that's awesome!! Uncommitted my ass!!

[Matariki]

24. I wish my state still had caucuses.

They were fun and felt much more participatory than mail in ballots

[Scuba]

25. Good to see, and good to see the young faces. n/t

[Scurrilous]

27. Kick

[mckara]

28. Where are the Torches and Pitchforks???

Not to mention: the guillotine