The Winnebago was no sooner headed on its way from Bloomfield before it turned around and stopped at the Silver Dollar bar so Thompson could catch a horse race.
But it wasn't just any horse race -- this one featured Flashy Bull, a horse Thompson owns a partial stake in. Although his horse had won four races in a row recently, today it came in fourth.
Of course, Thompson couldn't enter a roomful of people without shaking hands and asking for support. Before he left, he implored them to come to Ames for the straw poll and received an enthusiastic, liquor-fueled response.
Thompson's senior advisor, Steve Grubbs, joked later that they should campaign at bars more often.
-- By David Wise
But it wasn't just any horse race -- this one featured Flashy Bull, a horse Thompson owns a partial stake in. Although his horse had won four races in a row recently, today it came in fourth.
Of course, Thompson couldn't enter a roomful of people without shaking hands and asking for support. Before he left, he implored them to come to Ames for the straw poll and received an enthusiastic, liquor-fueled response.
Thompson's senior advisor, Steve Grubbs, joked later that they should campaign at bars more often.
-- By David Wise
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