In Iowa, Democrats eat Steak and Look for votes.

[illinoisprogressive]

So Ms. Walsh came here on Sunday, to a green pasture outside this central Iowa town, to hear candidates make their pitches to voters who will be among the first to voice their opinions in the presidential race next year. She listened intently, but walked away as uncertain as when the day began.

“I’m still quite torn and can’t commit,” said Ms. Walsh, a 55-year-old high school art teacher. “I like Hillary. I love what Edwards says about poverty. I’m moved by Obama.”

Six Democratic presidential candidates sought to win over Ms. Walsh — and thousands of voters like her — who flocked to Senator Tom Harkin’s annual steak fry. The Democrats offered resounding criticism of President Bush and, to the careful listener, presented subtle distinctions with their rivals.

Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois, as well as John Edwards, were joined on stage by Senators Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware and Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut and Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico. As the candidates spoke in turn, their audience dined on grilled steak and chicken, while sipping beer and lemonade on a sun-splashed afternoon.

With less than four months before the Iowa caucuses are set to open the presidential nominating season, Mr. Harkin said a record-setting crowd of 12,000 party loyalists underscored the enthusiasm among Democrats. More than half of them, he estimated, were either wholly undecided or not fully committed to their candidate.

“There is going to be a lot of indecision through the fall and right into December,” Mr. Harkin said. “I think there will be a lot of people holding back until the end, I really do.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/17/us/politics/17steak.html

[USA_1]

1. Dems Should Eat Steak ...

... after all, it was Hitler (and his fellow reichsters) who was a vegetarian. Heck, even Jesus was called a glutton!!