Just back from my last Joe Biden event..

[Peacetrain]

I know I was not going to post in here till after the caucus.. but it is 54 hours away, and I just have to share what a kick ass gathering that was.. ]

John Kerry was there and so was Abby Finenhaurer and Joe Biden was on fire!! I mean on fire!! I saw him the last time on his very first outing in Iowa city a week after he announced. He was fine then, but he is hitting it out of the ball park now.

We had two attempted disruptors who basically got booed out of the hall.. Kerry and Finkenhauer were just unbelievable too..

Standing room only.. and we are a small small town..

But the number of lawn signs going out that door was unbelievable..


Yeah baby.. it was great!!

[peggysue2]

1. Love your on-the-ground reports, peacetrain

Thanks!

[Peacetrain]

2. Oh peggy when I stood at the front door

and watched all those people carrying out lawn signs.. my heart just sang. They were juiced!! wish you could have been there

[peggysue2]

4. Me, too, Peacetrain!

But your report is inspiring. Good info heading into Monday night.

Let's do this!

[PatSeg]

8. I'm getting so excited now!

Thanks!

[PatSeg]

3. Oh that is great

Thanks for sharing.

I have to say, I was a bit concerned there for a second though - "Just back from my last Joe Biden event...", thought maybe something bad had happened and you were switching candidates!

[Peacetrain]

5. ROFL!! yeah I can see that now..

oh some are going to be disappointed then when they read the post!!

[PatSeg]

10. Yeah, that's true

Maybe its worth it then!

[IADEMO2004]

6. Thank You. Made me smile.

I need more smiles.

[Peacetrain]

11. Oh IADEM... the Firefighters were out in full force behind him!!

I hope his whole day goes like this.. oh and I was taking notice.. I would say at least 50 % of his audience was between 25 and 50.. maybe 25 to 30 percent was seniors.. and a ton of younger ones.. families with the babies.. it was a good place to be

[rurallib]

19. those firefighters are a big deal

They pull a lot of weight in Iowa.
That was the truck that hit Howard Dean's campaign in 2004.

I came home from work one night in 2004 and saw a "Firefighters for Kerry" sign in a neighbor's yard and I knew Dean was sunk.

[Peacetrain]

27. Have you got that right.. The firefighters walk in and the whole room erupts!!

They carry a big stick with the Democrats in Iowa

[Hortensis]

68. Thanks for these observations, guys. Very interesting

to hear who was there.

I'd missed understanding what the firefighters' union endorsement of Biden meant in Iowa. Just looked and read that they're organizing "in every town that has a blinking light,” working at every event, and will be present at hundreds of voting precincts tomorrow. When they endorse, they endorse.

[blue-wave]

45. Yup, those firefighters are out in force!!

I think this is the event. Firefighters are very prominent. God bless them! Video is 26 minutes.

[WA-03 Democrat]

59. Thank you for posting this!

Great energy and tone! His voice strength and conviction were inspiring! Hit it point-by-point and covered a ton of topics. Best thing on DU today!

[highplainsdem]

7. Thanks, Peacetrain! Love hearing this! Oh, re the two men who were trying to disrupt

the event -- here's a thread about them:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287462216

Check the replies there, too.

[Peacetrain]

12. Thats it!!!

Oh God Biden had us all rolling in the aisles when they got up and left. I do not think they were prepared to be laughed at like that..

[SWBTATTReg]

44. Good for Biden. They deserved to be laughed at, expecting a serious answer to such a dumb ...

and obviously rigged question.

[jmg257]

9. Wow - sounds like a great experience - good on you! nt

[Peacetrain]

13. It was the perfect to be just before caucus..

I loved hearing from Kerry too and Finkenhaurer.. and Kerry and Biden have known each other forever, and the stories he had to share.. it was great..

[Skidmore]

14. Jealous ...

I love Abby! So happy she endorsed Joe.

[Peacetrain]

15. Skidmore, she has the story telling gene down..

She is good!! so proud of her

[Dave in VA]

16. Thank you

for taking the time to give us this report.

Greatly appreciated!

[Peacetrain]

17. I left so pumped up for Biden I had to share..

Kerry wow did he do a great job too..Joe has got his mojo going!!

[emmaverybo]

18. Lifted my spirits. Thanks. Let's do this, Joe.

[Hekate]

20. Thank you so much. That really cheered me up.

[Peacetrain]

28. It did me too.. but I knew the second we pulled into the community center

and saw all the families with little kids that this was going to be a fun fun rally!!

[Thekaspervote]

21. Awhh! Great for you...seeing our next president in person

[Peacetrain]

29. There were so many people backed around VP Biden and Kerry

that I did not get to go up and tell them what a great job they did.. But I think they knew.. Like I posted to someone else, the Biden yard signs were flying out of the rally!!

[musicman65]

22. We can get

used to this

[Peacetrain]

30. That is what he was today.. on target and straight to the heart

[Gothmog]

23. This sounds like a great event

[Peacetrain]

32. It was... actually it was the bookend to the first time I saw him this cycle..

He is so energetic.. In May when I saw him, he was fine, but not on point and ready to rumble like he is now.. Big mistake to mess with Joe.. that is for sure

[Karadeniz]

24. I am totally jealous, stuck in the middle of Texas with 40 animals to care for twice a day!❤

[Peacetrain]

33. Everyone will be out of here Monday night and headed your way!!

[texasfiddler]

25. I really like Joe!

[Peacetrain]

34. I have a deep affection for him also.. Just like how he puts joy into

his campaign!! and Kerry is great too

[dware]

26. Thank you for your on ground reports Peacetrain.

I'm stuck here in N. Las Vegas at a truck stop doing my 34 hour reset and I'm grateful for real time reports on how well our next President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, is doing.

Please, keep up the excellent work and look forward to hearing more from you.

[Peacetrain]

35. I have been on a sabbatical of sorts from the DU Primary forum

just to keep my head clear.. I go and see everyone and more than once.. Biden is who I am caucusing for and he had such a fun rally and the little kids dancing around.. even Kerry was commenting on how much fun the kids were.. Our small town was rocking and rolling for Biden today!!

[book_worm]

31. Thanks for the positive report

instead of the tearing down of other candidates that some people around here like to do.

[Peacetrain]

36. That is why I have not been posting in here

for a few weeks.. just so I did not have my view of all the candidates skewed by someone elses not so happy view with various Democrats.. Because we all have to work together after this primary season.. that is a must for sure.

[NurseJackie]

37. Oh, how wonderful!!! Thank you for sharing this!

(I'm a little bit jealous!)

[Peacetrain]

40. The Biden, Kerry, Finkenauer , Trio are so good

My gosh they had everyone happy.. they work so well together..

[HarlanPepper]

38. Great post!

Sounds like Joe is closing strong!

[Peacetrain]

41. GO GO GO JOE!!!!

great way to close..

[UniteFightBack]

39. That's great to hear! nt

[Peacetrain]

42. You know what made me the happiest

was the mix of people coming to the event..it was at least, 50 % 25-50 year old with families and a lot of little kids.. a fair amount of seniors and a number of younger people.. great mix

[Joinfortmill]

43. 👍

[KPN]

46. Biden's not my first choice, but I love and

appreciate your enthusiasm and positivity!

[still_one]

52. +++

[George II]

47. Nothing like seeing a candidate in person and close up.

[Scurrilous]

48. K&R

[polichick]

49. I'm glad Kerry was there - it's good that he's talking about...

swiftboating, since younger voters might not remember that horrible tactic.

[flamingdem]

50. Thanks for the report!

[still_one]

51. Wow!!! How exciting

[Cha]

53. This is really good to hear about, Peacetrain!

Thank you so much for your enthusiastic report on the ground in Iowa/2020!!!

[SilasSouleII]

54. Great news Peacetrain!

"Now I've been smiling lately,
Thinkin' about the good things to come
And I believe it could be,
Something good has begun"

[TwilightZone]

55. This is the kind of stuff that this forum could use more of.

From supporters of all of the candidates.

[underthematrix]

56. That's great news. Biden is so genuine. People just naturally love him.

Me and my sister always say two things about Biden. We know him and we trust him. And of course we love him. But the most important thing is we can trust him to unite us again and move us toward that more perfect union we all want.

[oasis]

57. More importantly, Biden voters will show up at the polls in the G.E..

[NCProgressive]

58. KnR

[FloridaBlues]

60. So glad you there, thanks for the update '

I bet one thing Iowans will be thrilled on Tuesday, no more tv ads or phone calls and door knocking!! Life will be back to normal for you after a long year.

[llmart]

61. Thank you so much for the first hand report.

Just reading your report of the happenings there made my day so much better. Your optimism is contagious and we need to have that from now until November.

[OneMoreCupOfCoffee]

62. Best wishes for Monday

and thanks for the front line reports.

[Tarheel_Dem]

63. Fingers crossed.

[James48]

64. An echo chamber.

I watched your video of the event, and I have to say I don’t necessarily agree with the echo chamber comments here saying it was dyno-might.

He looks tired, already, and I was especially curious what was being said by the young man around the 3:45 mark, who Joe said he’d talk to later.

Joe’s comment of. “I’m beginning to see why your wife left you.”

Really? That is how you handle someone challenging you? What on EARTH did the man say to elicit that kind of comment from Joe?

[Hortensis]

69. Same thing that caused the audience to tell him to sit down

and then laugh loud when Biden made a joke out of what had clearly become an intended disruption.

Btw, I see you do recognize the "question" was actually a challenge and not sincere. "Come on, man." If we're not honest with ourselves, we become our own worst political enemy.

[ramen]

65. Awesome to hear.

Energy up, let's go forward!

[NBachers]

66. Peacetrain, I took one last look at DU before bed, and yours is the one I'll be dreaming on.

[mfcorey1]

67. There's hope! There's hope! There's hope! There's hope! There's hope!

[Hortensis]

70. Heard the weather'll be good. Below freezing, so some ice,

probably under an inch of snow here and there. That might mean chaos and disaster in Atlanta or L.A., but a nice winter day on the Great Plains.

[Gothmog]

71. This makes me smile

Link to tweet

[Peacetrain]

72. Love the fire brigade..

Just love them.. and they bring the energy here..