Spencer where…? Yup, 11 odd thousand population Spencer in appropriately named Clay county in Steve King’s red & republican homeland, Iowa’s 4th congressional district. I counted about 400 chairs here on the YMCA’s basketball court, they were all full at 2pm on a Monday with at least another hundred in SRO. And ain’t like the gay population of Des Moines or Minneapolis road tripped here, noted only the occasional ping on my gaydar. GOP homophobes take note: When an out gay presidential candidate packs ‘em in here in Spencer, the real American families have won and you’ve lost.
No surprise why Pete’s picking up momentum, he stuck to the red meat broad spectrum democratic issues like health care, the environment, jobs, and education. Pete had a chance to go negative on his opponents over their Medicare for All plans and other disagreements- But he didn’t, talking up his “Medicare for All that want it” plan and other positions instead. And after his stump speech, Pete took just as long answering audience questions. Negative democrat on democrat attacks don’t play well, and Pete is moving up in Iowa because he’s taken the high road!
Sassy Democrat 