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The Cedar County Democrats held a spaghetti supper and pie auction tonight in Tipton. The event was a night of wonderful food and fellowship and should prove to be a successful fundraiser for the local party -- at least if the number of bodies in the room are any indication.
I believe nearly every Democratic presidential campaign was represented there. Former Sen. Tom Daschle spoke on behalf of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama. Rep. Marion Berry, D-Arkansas, was there on behalf of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Iowa Rep. Jeff Danielson represented Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd. Former Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Rob Tully was there on behalf of former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards. I'm not sure who was there representing Delaware Sen. Joe Biden or New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, but both had staff at the event. (Due to fussy children, we had to beg out early and didn't get to hear all the speakers.)
Iowa Congressman Dave Loebsack began the evening. I'll do a formal write up of his comments, Daschle's and the early speakers I heard for tomorrow or Monday. In the interim, here are a few photographs from the event.
Auctioning of the pies took place throughout the evening. I was completely out-bid for a delicious-looking cherry cheesecake and ended up coming home empty handed. One thing is for sure, the folks in Cedar County know how to bake!
A local couple won twice at the event. First, they were the high bidder for a plate of chocolate brownies that auction off for volunteer hours instead of cash. Second, former Sen. Tom Daschle posed for a photo with them.
Congressman Dave Loebsack kicked off the event and spoke at length about his recent trip to Iraq and reactions to news coverage following the trip.
Iowa Rep. Jeff Danielson of Black Hawk County, representing Sen. Chris Dodd, took time to pose for a photo with Daschle, who was representing Sen. Barack Obama.
There were lots of general scenes like this throughout the evening -- just friends enjoying each other's company and talking a little politics.
