May 13, 2007 10:43 PM
Point-and-Shoot Nation
Greetings from the Back roads
"Point-and-Shoot Nation."
Another day has gone by. And yet another candidate has made yet another appearance trying to win over yet another crowd of skeptical Iowans.
If you're tired of all the talk, talk, talk, just keep checking back to this ever-growing photo archive of super-duper, one-click images from the campaign trail.
Eagle-eyed readers are encouraged to submit their own campaign photos by e-mailing SprengelmeyerM@SHNS.com. You'll get photo credit and bragging rights on this thread. And the best ones will be used to illustrate future stories elsewhere on the "Back roads to the White House" blog.
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New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is as animated as ever during a forum in Des Moines co-sponsored by Drake University, IowaPolitics.com and the Rocky Mountain News on June 22, 2007.
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New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson makes a point at a forum in Des Moines, June 22, 2007.
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New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson surprises 10-year-old Savana Dorsey by leading her into a lobby full of press photographers following the forum in Des Moines on June 22, 2007. Her father, Chris Dorsey of IowaPolitics.com, served as moderator of the event.
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Photo by M.E. Sprengelmeyer
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani faces the press after a rare campaign appearance in Des Moines, Iowa, on June 20, 2007.
Today's installment is by Jim and Jane Engelbrecht of Colorado, who were driving through Cedar Rapids on June 2 when they stumbled across the fierce sign wars taking place outside the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame Dinner.
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Photo by Jim and Jane Engelbrecht of Colorado for the Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation."
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Photo by Jim and Jane Engelbrecht of Colorado for the Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation."
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Photo by Jim and Jane Engelbrecht of Colorado for the Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation."
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Photo by Jim and Jane Engelbrecht of Colorado for the Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation."
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Photo by M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation."
Elizabeth Edwards introduces her husband, former Sen. John Edwards, on June 16, 2007, in Grinnell, Iowa.
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Photo by M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation."
Former Sen. John Edwards awaits his introduction at a union event in Coralville, Iowa, on June 16, 2007. (As far as we know he was following the venue's very specific rules, notwithstanding what he had said the day before: "We need a president of the United States who can walk and chew chewing gum at the same time.")
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Photo by M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation."
Former Sen. John Edwards faces a questioner during a campaign stop in Marshalltown, Iowa, on June 15, 2007.
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Photo by M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation."
Former Sen. John Edwards raps with audience members in Marshalltown, Iowa, on June 15, 2007.
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Photo by M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation."
Former Sen. John Edwards tries to put his 2002 war powers resolution vote behind him.
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Photo by M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation"
Sen. John McCain talks and listens and listens and talks over coffee in Newton, Iowa, June 9, 2007.
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Photo by M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation"
Sen. John McCain puts on a brave face in Pella, Iowa, on June 8, 2007 -- the morning after a comprehensive immigration reform bill collapsed in the U.S. Senate.
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Photo by M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation"
A nameless chicken makes a flap near Sen. John McCain's event in Pella, Iowa, on June 8, 2007, just a couple days after McCain announced he would not compete in the Iowa Republican Party's traditional Ames Straw Poll.
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Photo by M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation"
Sen. John McCain dishes out some "straight talk" at a barbecue reception in Waukee, Iowa, June 8, 2007.
There were lots and lots of things to photograph at the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame Celebration in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on June 2, 2007.
Just look...
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Photo by M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation"
Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware at the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame Celebration in Cedar Rapids June 2, 2007.
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Photo by M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation"
Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut with supporters on June 2, 2007, in Cedar Rapids.
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Photo by M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation"
Sen. Hillary Clinton arrives at the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame Celebration in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on June 2, 2007.
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Photo by M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation"
Competing campaigns transform the street scene in downtown Cedar Rapids outside the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame Celebration on June 2, 2007.
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Photo by M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation"
Sen. Chris Dodd and his wife, Jackie, pushed onward by fans outside the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame Celebration in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on June 2, 2007.
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Photo by M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation"
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's crew does its best to slow the traffic in Cedar Rapids on June 2, 2007.
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Photo by M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation"
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson at the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame Celebration in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on June 2, 2007.
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Photo by M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation"
Former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, in the spotlight at the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame Celebration in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on June 2, 2007.
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Photo by M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation"
Former Sen. John Edwards' campaign enlisted a marching band to help drown out the rivals at the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame Celebration in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on June 2, 2007.
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Photo by M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation"
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at a forum in Mason City, Iowa, on May 25, 2007.
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Photo by M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation"
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton listens to a question at a forum in Mason City, Iowa, on May 25, 2007.
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Photo by M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation"
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Photo by M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation"
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich listens to a question from Linda Egger at a book-signing forum at the Council Bluffs, Iowa, May 22, 2007.
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Photo by Virginia Campbell for the Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation"
Sen. John Edwards makes a point during a forum at the Des Moines public library, May 15, 2007.
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Photo by Virginia Campbell for the Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation"
Sen. John Edwards makes a point during a forum at the Des Moines public library, May 15, 2007.
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"Point-and-Shoot Nation" photos.
Former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina calls on an audience member in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 15, 2007.
Meanwhile, we celebrate point-and-shoot pioneer Cyndy Stroh of Iowa, who helped us illustrate a blog posting this month.
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Photo by Cyndy Stroh for the Back roads "Point-and-Shoot Nation"
Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colorado, revs his engines on the way to a motorcycle rally in Waterloo, Iowa, May 12, 2007.
THE RACE FOR DENVER
Democratic rankings in the Des Moines Register's "Iowa Poll" as of May 2007:
Et al.
THE RACE FOR MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL
Republican rankings in the Des Moines Register's "Iowa Poll" as of May 2007:
"Working without a net since April 12, 2007"
Rep. Tom Tancredo's name recognition issues on June 29, 2007, in Des Moines.
Rep. Tom Tancredo gets applause on June 29, 2007, in Des Moines.
Rep. Tom Tancredo takes questions at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown on June 29, 2007.
Rep. Tom Tancredo and Iowa campaign chairman Bill Salier at the Butler County Fair's racetrack on June 24, 2007.
Rep. Tom Tancredo phones his wife to talk about household rapairs following a campaign appearance outside Dubuque, Iowa, June 24, 2007.
Rep. Tom Tancredo tries to win some future voters at the Butler County Fair racetrack on June 24, 2007.
Rep. Tom Tancredo dishes out ambrosia fruit salad while others whisper, at a GOP fundraiser in West Union, Iowa, on June 24, 2007.
Rep. Tom Tancredo gets ready to introduce himself to an apathetic race track crowd at the Butler County Fair, June 24, 2007.
Rep. Tom Tancredo laughs after he was given ten seconds to introduce himself to an impatient race track crowd at the Butler County Fair, June 24, 2007.
Rep. Tom Tancredo makes a campaign stop just outside Dubuque, Iowa, on June 24, 2007.
Rep. Tom Tancredo pauses before a quick radio news interview at the Butler County Fair, June 24, 2007.
Rep. Tom Tancredo talks to yet another reporter outside Dubuque, while campaign volunteer Craig Halverson, director of the Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, walks by.
Rep. Tom Tancredo addresses a GOP fundraiser in West Union, Iowa, on June 24, 2007.
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