Tommy Thompson, former Governor of Wisconsin and current presidential candidate, was at the HQ on Saturday as part of his "Common Sense Solutions Tour." The event turned out very well, and I think everyone was very pleased. The Messenger has coverage here, and The Des Moines Register has some coverage here as well.
There were about 50 people in attendance, many of them whom I don't remember seeing when Gov. Thompson was in Fort Dodge back in April. The Governor arrived in an RV with a campaign-themed paint job. The first thing he did was pose for photos with attendees. Even though there was a good line, it went pretty fast. The nice thing about this set-up was that during the event, staffers printed off the photos in the RV so that people could pick their picture up afterwards. Several of these ended up autographed as the Governor was leaving.
Thompson stuck around afterwards and talked with and meet everyone who wanted to. In fact, aside from a 2 of staffers and the couple of county central committee members helping clean up, he was the last one out the door. He said he was off to have pizza in Pocahontas.
Thompson has repeatedly said almost from day one that his campaign will hinge on his performance at the Iowa Straw Poll on August 11. We certainly wish him luck.
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