Wow. If they come out in blizzards they'll come to caucus.

[dkf]

Despite terrible roads, Obama presses on

by John McCormick, updated

URBANDALE, Iowa – Despite the cold and snow, Sen. Barack Obama drew what organizers here described as a crowd of about 600, including some sitting in an overflow area outside a hotel ballroom.

Earlier this evening, he attracted about 200 to Waukee, Iowa, despite a near blizzard outside.

Road conditions in the Des Moines area are not nearly as bad as those outside the metro area, where Obama was earlier today. There, conditions are dangerous, at best...

As he asked for those in the audience to sign supporter cards, he commented again on the heartiness of the crowd. "If you are here tonight, you're pretty committed," he said.

Veterans of the Iowa caucus process frequently comment on the need to turn voters out on a night when it is almost always cold and often snowy. It is hard to imagine a winter evening with worse conditions than tonight.

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2007/12/despite_terrible_roads_obama_p.html

[LaStrega]

1. those hearty Iowans bless their hearts

I was born in Des Moines ... I remember growing up my mother always attended the caucuses. And she was a democrat. And she voted. Apples don't fall far from the tree. *beams*