Revisiting Some of the Weirdest Stories to Come Out of the State Fair
A few things happened since I started this blog. For one, my plan for this blog has been and continues to be focused on the oddities and peculairites of this election cycle. However, I have also been able to add some content that is on a deeper level and I plan to do so. The other is no one knew how weird this election cycle was going to get, and though some candidates have packed up shop, we may see more weirdness to come. Perhaps the signs were there- the wild 2016 Republican primary, the hyper-early launch of the John Delaney campaign, and the near candidacy of Stormy Daniels lawyer Micheal Avenatti.
How weird is it? I have got a nugget like Pete Buttigieg plays the didgeridoo and I am not sure that I have time or space to fit it in.
So, with the backlog of stuff I am sitting on, let's knock a few out.
I have mentioned the Iowa State Fair before, but it is the gift that keeps on giving.
Pete Buttigieg did well in the Corn Kernel Poll, but he will be most known for his appetite. He devoured a Pork Chop on a stick, the famous Fair Gizmo (Italian Sausage + Tomato Sauce + Mozzarella Cheese), the BLT Bacon Ball (with 9 pieces of Bacon), and Deep Fried Oreos. He also gulped a Root Beer Float and a Red White and Blue slushie. He then did the Sky Glider and The Giant Slide (as reported by Eater).
Which means of course, at some point, this picture was destined to go viral.
Bill DeBlasio may have ate even more. He needed energy so he could go to Cedar Rapids to speak to 15 people (This blog which I barely do anything to promote will get 6 times that audience).
The Des Moines Register reported that he ate the following in less than eight hours (though he did share a couple of the vegan-friendly options with his family).
Warren might be the first candidate to pull off the Corn Dog picture.
Not enough detail?
How about this NY Times article which features:
-Andrew Yang offering free lemonade (in lieu of $1000 checks) and chowing on Turkey Legs. He's a big Ren Faire fan apparently.
-Joe Biden and his aviator shades did not go see the Butter Cow
-Amy Klobuchar did go see the Butter Cow, but did give some shade in saying the Minnesota Fair was better
-Tulsi Gabbard in her signature red blazer and Kirsten Gillibrand in a straw hat and flowered dress
-Tom Steyer waving off plastic bottles in favor of a water fountain
-Kamala Harris's favorite Pork Chop recipe (you will have to click on the article above) and her discovering that there is no actual "soapbox"
-As Julian Castro toured the cattle farm, his four year old asked if he could take one home. Sec. Castro also stepped in "it".
-Kirsten Gillibrand's 11-year old son won the big stuffed animal off the Midway, while Tim Ryan just stuffed his 4 year old with cheese curds, a corn dog, lemonade, and a root beer float.
-Henry Gillibrand wasn't the only winner. Bill DeBlasio took home a big stuffed pig for playing Skee-Ball.
I already covered the Corn Kernel Poll, which was big news everywhere.
It is such a fun and unique event, that journalists can't resist, which is why so many wrote on it. On most of the articles I read, there was made mention of Trump's jar.
At least, that was what I gathered, Eric Trump disagreed, and was eager to tell everyone that the media was ignoring the fact that his Dad had 97% of the GOP Kernels.
Now, let's not forget this poll is hardly official, hardly effective (it predicted Hillary steamrolling Bernie in 2016 and Romney beating Obama in 2012) and can be summed up in the news story where 11-year old Henry Gillibrand almost voted for Liz Warren.
I am sure Eric wants to compare that his Dad had plenty of kernels in comparison to putting nearly all the Republican kernels in one jar, while Dem kernels were split over 20 different jars. Still, in deference- Trump did get 32,375 kernels which means it does dwarf Biden's 8143 or Pete's 5,892
Anyway, if you need them - here are those Kernel results in full
Republicans:
Trump 97%
Weld 3%
Democrats:
Biden 25%
Buttigieg 18%
Warren 15%
Harris 11%
Sanders 8%
Booker 4%
Gabbard, Steyer, Klobuchar 3%
Yang, O'Rourke 2%
Bullock , Delaney, Gillibrand, Castro, Williamson 1%
Lastly, the best thing that may have come out of the Fair isn't even a real story, but I can't resist, so here goes:
From the desk of Philip Thompson, Chief Strategist for Wayne Messam.
It's ridiculous, of course.
Does it mean if Messam visits Iowa 15 times, he will win 120% of the vote?
It's a hoax, though. Messam did finish very low, but not last.
His 66 kernels are less than Ryan's 70 or Sestak's 69, but it is more than DeBlasio's 61 or Moulton (no longer running)'s 60.
Indeed, this message that went viral in Twitter is one of the most exciting things to happen to Messam's campaign, which has not gotten much attention.
As far as I can tell, it's the work of Arjav Rawal, Chief of Staff for the High School Democrats of California. He's 17, so it could be a couple of decades from now that I am talking about him here as a Presidential candidate himself. Who knows? We've been ahead of the curve before!
Anyway, I have got two blog posts on deck - one serious and one humorous, and you can always catch us on Twitter at @IowaCaucusGuy
How weird is it? I have got a nugget like Pete Buttigieg plays the didgeridoo and I am not sure that I have time or space to fit it in.
So, with the backlog of stuff I am sitting on, let's knock a few out.
I have mentioned the Iowa State Fair before, but it is the gift that keeps on giving.
Pete Buttigieg did well in the Corn Kernel Poll, but he will be most known for his appetite. He devoured a Pork Chop on a stick, the famous Fair Gizmo (Italian Sausage + Tomato Sauce + Mozzarella Cheese), the BLT Bacon Ball (with 9 pieces of Bacon), and Deep Fried Oreos. He also gulped a Root Beer Float and a Red White and Blue slushie. He then did the Sky Glider and The Giant Slide (as reported by Eater).
Which means of course, at some point, this picture was destined to go viral.
Bill DeBlasio may have ate even more. He needed energy so he could go to Cedar Rapids to speak to 15 people (This blog which I barely do anything to promote will get 6 times that audience).
The Des Moines Register reported that he ate the following in less than eight hours (though he did share a couple of the vegan-friendly options with his family).
- Corn dog
- Tot-chos
- Lemonade
- Wonder Bar
- Cheese curds
- Double Dutch sandwich
- Pork chop
- Brown sugar grilled pork belly on a stick
- Exile Ruthie
- Deep-fried Twinkies
- Deep-fried Oreo
Warren might be the first candidate to pull off the Corn Dog picture.
Not enough detail?
How about this NY Times article which features:
-Andrew Yang offering free lemonade (in lieu of $1000 checks) and chowing on Turkey Legs. He's a big Ren Faire fan apparently.
-Joe Biden and his aviator shades did not go see the Butter Cow
-Amy Klobuchar did go see the Butter Cow, but did give some shade in saying the Minnesota Fair was better
-Tulsi Gabbard in her signature red blazer and Kirsten Gillibrand in a straw hat and flowered dress
-Tom Steyer waving off plastic bottles in favor of a water fountain
-Kamala Harris's favorite Pork Chop recipe (you will have to click on the article above) and her discovering that there is no actual "soapbox"
-As Julian Castro toured the cattle farm, his four year old asked if he could take one home. Sec. Castro also stepped in "it".
-Kirsten Gillibrand's 11-year old son won the big stuffed animal off the Midway, while Tim Ryan just stuffed his 4 year old with cheese curds, a corn dog, lemonade, and a root beer float.
-Henry Gillibrand wasn't the only winner. Bill DeBlasio took home a big stuffed pig for playing Skee-Ball.
I already covered the Corn Kernel Poll, which was big news everywhere.
It is such a fun and unique event, that journalists can't resist, which is why so many wrote on it. On most of the articles I read, there was made mention of Trump's jar.
At least, that was what I gathered, Eric Trump disagreed, and was eager to tell everyone that the media was ignoring the fact that his Dad had 97% of the GOP Kernels.
Now, let's not forget this poll is hardly official, hardly effective (it predicted Hillary steamrolling Bernie in 2016 and Romney beating Obama in 2012) and can be summed up in the news story where 11-year old Henry Gillibrand almost voted for Liz Warren.
I am sure Eric wants to compare that his Dad had plenty of kernels in comparison to putting nearly all the Republican kernels in one jar, while Dem kernels were split over 20 different jars. Still, in deference- Trump did get 32,375 kernels which means it does dwarf Biden's 8143 or Pete's 5,892
Anyway, if you need them - here are those Kernel results in full
Republicans:
Trump 97%
Weld 3%
Democrats:
Biden 25%
Buttigieg 18%
Warren 15%
Harris 11%
Sanders 8%
Booker 4%
Gabbard, Steyer, Klobuchar 3%
Yang, O'Rourke 2%
Bullock , Delaney, Gillibrand, Castro, Williamson 1%
Lastly, the best thing that may have come out of the Fair isn't even a real story, but I can't resist, so here goes:
From the desk of Philip Thompson, Chief Strategist for Wayne Messam.
It's ridiculous, of course.
Does it mean if Messam visits Iowa 15 times, he will win 120% of the vote?
It's a hoax, though. Messam did finish very low, but not last.
His 66 kernels are less than Ryan's 70 or Sestak's 69, but it is more than DeBlasio's 61 or Moulton (no longer running)'s 60.
Indeed, this message that went viral in Twitter is one of the most exciting things to happen to Messam's campaign, which has not gotten much attention.
As far as I can tell, it's the work of Arjav Rawal, Chief of Staff for the High School Democrats of California. He's 17, so it could be a couple of decades from now that I am talking about him here as a Presidential candidate himself. Who knows? We've been ahead of the curve before!
Anyway, I have got two blog posts on deck - one serious and one humorous, and you can always catch us on Twitter at @IowaCaucusGuy
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