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Blogs Eric Reads
Emergency Workers Diverted from Disaster Relief for McCain Visit
John McCain has to pull out the lime-jello-green speech background and pass around the collection plate whenever they get a chance, and he’s willing to put Iowans’ safety at risk to do it:
Today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) visited areas of Iowa hit hard by recent flooding. His press secretary said the trip was “practical” for McCain because he happened to be “on his way to Minnesota for a town hall meeting.” Iowa Gov. Chet Culver (D), however, disagreed with the practicality of the trip as his state undergoes a massive flood recovery effort, noting that McCain ignored his request to cancel the visit. The AP reports:
Dillon said the issue [?]
For President Bush’s visit to the state today, “hundreds of law enforcement officers were diverted from flood recovery to provide security for him.” Last week, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) canceled a visit at the request of state officials.
Needless to say, I don’t think Bush or McCain are stopping to help fill sand bags while they’re in town.
Update: Camp McCain says oh no he didn’t. That means someone is lying. Guess who I think is.
Reason #66849 Why President Obama Will Be Better Than Bush or McCain
Much of Iowa and other parts of the Midwest are underwater right now, and while President Bush is touring Europe and John McCain is AWOL, here’s what Barack Obama is doing:
Obama’s campaign is also urging supporters to volunteer or donate to the Red Cross.
Sure, there has to be some PR value behind everything Obama does between now and November, but, as Andrew Sullivan points out, disaster is yet another contrast between Obama and Bush.
Clinton Campaign Forgets Caucus Date
Uh-oh, someone on Hillary Clinton’s staff forgot to proofread. At a rally in Iowa on Saturday, her campaign handed out “pledge cards” to supporters eligible to vote in the Iowa caucus. Unfortunately for Clinton, those potential voters who actually read the pledge card might not get a chance to caucus.
In the upper right-hand corner of the card, it says “I, _____, pledge to support Hillary Clinton at my precinct caucus on January 14, 2008.”
Unfortunately, that’s 11 days too late. The Iowa caucuses are January 3 and organization is key to getting voters to go to the events and support their preferred candidate.
Oops.
Considering the media coverage, it’s possible that this mistake won’t have much of an effect, as people will have figured it out for themselves. On the other hand, the key to winning in Iowa is getting as many supporters as possible through the door. We’ll see what happens.