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33. Real locals-not HRC's campaign staffers bussed in 4 Potemkin meet&greets

Thu Jun 11, 2015, 11:42 PM

Jun 2015

Clinton's campaign staff DROVE 'ordinary' Iowans to Hillary's first campaign stop - including health care 'lobbyist in training' who was an Obama campaign intern and Biden chauffeur

Austin Bird sat for coffee on Tuesday morning in the town of LeClaire, Iowa, chatting with Hillary Clinton as photographers snapped pictures
News reports called him a 'student' and her campaign called it an unscripted event
But Clinton's Iowa political director Troy Price drove Bird and two other people to the coffee house
Bird is a hospital government relations official who interned with Barack Obama's 2012 presidential campaign
The Iowa Democratic Party, which Price ran until a month ago, tasked him to be Joe Biden's driver during an October Senate campaign trip in Davenport

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3040482/Campaign-staff-DROVE-ordinary-Iowans-Hillary-s-campaign-stop-including-health-care-lobbyist-training-Obama-campaign-intern-Biden-chauffeur.html#ixzz3cob6lA9b
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Yes folks, it takes a Potemkin Village to stage a HRC listening tour!
http://twitchy.com/2015/04/16/potemkin-table-meet-the-every-day-iowans-hillary-clinton-sat-down-with-totally-at-random-photo/

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Martin O'Malley Packs the House in Iowa [View all] bigtree Jun 2015 OP

Awesome! Good photos too! leftofcool Jun 2015 #1

Nice pictures Jumpin Jack Flash Jun 2015 #2

great for Bernie bigtree Jun 2015 #6

Indeed. zappaman Jun 2015 #21

YES! Raine1967 Jun 2015 #29

When that time comes, you can share that in the sanders group. Raine1967 Jun 2015 #28

*peers at "General Discussion"* Jumpin Jack Flash Jun 2015 #36

This is WONDERFUL to see, bigtree! elleng Jun 2015 #3

Good I think he should be VP for Bernie Kalidurga Jun 2015 #4

Or, if you're the "overwhelming favorite," hifiguy Jun 2015 #8

Well there is that. Kalidurga Jun 2015 #9

Will we now hear the "where are the non-white people" meme guillaumeb Jun 2015 #5

that's a strange response bigtree Jun 2015 #10

Darn right, bigtree. elleng Jun 2015 #12

My intent was not to attack the thread, and if that is how it is/was perceived guillaumeb Jun 2015 #13

what I believe the concern expressed was all about bigtree Jun 2015 #16

I think that both Sanders and O'Malley can represent a refreshing alternative guillaumeb Jun 2015 #19

Sorry, but people should vote no matter what. LuvLoogie Jun 2015 #35

The turnout in the Soviet Union was ~98% or so I believe Fumesucker Jun 2015 #41

You can't really compare the soviet heirarchical election process to LuvLoogie Jun 2015 #43

O'Malley isn't a threat yet. Kalidurga Jun 2015 #11

Both present a viable and welcome alternative to the centrist talk. eom guillaumeb Jun 2015 #14

Exactly. Kalidurga Jun 2015 #15

I think that's fair to say. Ed Suspicious Jun 2015 #20

Well, thanks to you, yes. LuvLoogie Jun 2015 #30

People are hungry for someone fresh hifiguy Jun 2015 #7

Hear! Here! 2banon Jun 2015 #17

Absolutely! Aerows Jun 2015 #23

And when you do, elleng Jun 2015 #26

I totally agree. BeanMusical Jun 2015 #40

K&R. n/t FSogol Jun 2015 #18

Lean Bernie, but I like O'Malley, as well Aerows Jun 2015 #22

Kicking elleng Jun 2015 #24

K & R Aerows Jun 2015 #25

We have three good candidates. xfundy Jun 2015 #27

These are the kind of pictures I want to see from our candidates in IOWA! Raine1967 Jun 2015 #31

All of what madokie Jun 2015 #32

as I mentioned above, this is Iowa bigtree Jun 2015 #37

Maybe I miss madokie Jun 2015 #39

A few specifics: elleng Jun 2015 #42

Thanks madokie Jun 2015 #45

unfortunately, I don't have any transcripts bigtree Jun 2015 #44

Thanks madokie Jun 2015 #46

More: elleng Jun 2015 #50