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The Des Moines Register is pushing Salier as it feels he is the weaker candidate. Here in Scott County I have seen very few Salier signs, Ganske signs are all over the place. So I don't know who that person he talked to in Scott County was. Scott County will probably go with the moderate. Hell, we were the ones who voted for gore. I will support either candidate over harkin, but I will be surprised if it is Salier. I don't think he has even been here yet, if so, they sure kept it quiet.

My mother grew up on Carey Street off Locust. Do you know where that is? The house is just north of Locust and has an unusual (for Davenport) faux Italianate architecture that my grandmother affixed at some point. I think the address is 2123 but my memory could be wrong. My grandmother lived in the house from about 1922 to 1984. The red farm house next to it that was there prior to the city crossing Locust I think is still owned by my mother and aunt.

My Scott County driving experience is just the opposite, Salier signs everywhere I drive and few Ganskes. I have heard Salier speak in Scott County. I don't know if he can beat Ganske, but if we can get Salier into the Senate he'd be better than most of the guys there now. With Jesse and Phil retiring this year he might even become the best Senator there. If Ganske wins we need to rally behind him. Even if you have to hold your nose to vote for him Ganske would smell a lot better in the Senate than old Dungheap Harkin. His win would probably defeat Stonewall Daschle and thus let Bush appoint better judges and replacements for all the Clinton hangovers.

There are lots of GOP primary races here, which may increase the base's turnout and tend to help Salier. I have 5 different contested races to pick. The hot Rat primary for 1st district Congressman, featuring an alleged ex-GOP 'moderate' vs. a Rat ex-Congressman, should keep the eastern Iowa Gore voters from messing with the GOP primary.

Ganske's ads now are all running the St. Elsewhere theme song, touting his surgical background. I loved that show, but wonder if offers quite the message Ganske wants to send. Does he want to come across as William Daniels' character, staff surgeon Dr. Craig? Hardly your compassionate conservative. Or does he want to come across as Ed Begley Jr.'s bumbling resident surgeon Dr. Ehrlich? An earlier Ganske ad did make a positive note for this audience by highlighting his vote to impeach Clinton. If Ganske wins the primary it would be great to use that issue against Harkin.