Jefferson Jackson Dinner: This Crowd Goes to Eleven
Over lunch today, a senior staffer for the Obama campaign said that Iowans peruse candidates like they're picking Christmas presents, "they see a lot of things they like, but they don't have to make up their minds yet." I asked, if Obama is a Christmas present, what kind is he. Another staffer jumped in: "Tickle Me Elmo." Well, he is demand. The candidates speeches haven't yet begun but the press craned its collective ear during their introductions, and while the applause went up exponentially when Hillary was introduced second-to-last, it managed to go up a notch or two more when Obama took the stage.![orama.jpg](http://timeswampland.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/orama.jpg?w=471&h=345" width="471" height="345" class="mt-image-center" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;"/></span></p>
<p>The actual sign war was last night. Squads of young volunteers running around screaming, plastering signs on anything that was nailed down outside of Veterans Auditorium. I understand that the Obama team wore camouflage paint and tracksuits. (Hunt for meaning at your own risk.) There)
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