UP AHEAD IN A FEW MINUTES. JEFF, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JANE. THE SMELL OF STEAK WAS IN THE AIR AT WATERWORKS PARK THIS AFTERNOON. POLK COUNTY DEMOCRATS HELD THEIR ANNUAL STEAK FRY FUNDRAISER IN THE PARK. vlog IS PEPPER PURPURA TALKED WITH VOTERS WHO WANTED TO HEAR MORE FROM LOCAL CANDIDATES. THIS IT WAS FEELING MORE LIKE SUMMER THAN FALL. EARLIER TODAY, BUT DEMOCRATS STILL MANAGED TO DRAW A CROWD OUT HERE AT WATERWORKS PARK FOR THEIR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER. WE KNOW HOW TO GET THROUGH THE HEAT AND WE ALSO KNOW WHEN WHEN IT’S TIME TO PUT ON THE HEAT. UNDER THE LATE SEPTEMBER SUN, DEMOCRATS FRIED UP STEAKS AND FIRED SHOTS AT REPUBLICANS. WE’D LIKE TO SEND GOVERNOR REYNOLDS HOME EARLY, BUT I DON’T HAVE CONTROL OVER THAT CALENDAR YEAR. SO WHAT WE CAN DO INSTEAD IS GET RID OF SOME OF HER MINIONS UP AT THE CAPITOL THIS YEAR, THE POLK COUNTY DEMOCRATS ANNUAL STEAK FRY IS A DAY FOR MOTIVATING THE PARTY. WE’VE GOT TO STAY ENGAGED AND KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING ON THESE ON THESE OFF YEARS. LOCAL DEMOCRATS AND CURRENT CANDIDATES LINED UP TO TAKE THE STAGE WITH A KEYNOTE SPEAKER FROM A NEIGHBORING STATE. MY MY GOAL IS TO COME DOWN HERE AND SAY, YOU DON’T HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THIS, THAT YOU CAN VOTE FOR FOLKS WHO ACTUALLY WANT TO GET THINGS DONE THERE. THE EVENT A PUSH FOR ENERGY IN LOCAL ELECTIONS. THAT’S WHY THEY’RE HERE. THAT’S WHY THEY’RE FIRED UP. THAT’S WHAT THEY WANT TO KNOW IS WHAT’S MY TASK? WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN TERMS THINGS AROUND THE GOP HOPING THEY CAN LOOSEN STRONGHOLD CONSERVATIVE HAVE ON THE STATE RIGHT NOW IT IS REPUBLICAN. BUT YOU KNOW THERE’S ALWAYS CHANCES FOR IT TO LIKE GO BACK THE OTHER WAY. AND THE ONLY WAY THAT GETS DONE IS IF WE, YOU KNOW, STAY STRONG TOGETHER. NO PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES WERE AT THE EVENT TODAY. INSTEAD, ORGANIZERS SAY THEY’RE FOCUSING ON LOCAL AND STATE ELECTIONS IS COMING UP IN NOVEMBER. IN DES MOINES, I’
'We've got to stay engaged': Democrats host annual steak fry fundraiser
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Updated: 3:23 PM CDT Oct 1, 2023
Polk County Democrats said they are working to energize the Iowa Democratic voters at their annual steak fry fundraiser on Saturday at Water Works Park.At the event, party leaders, November candidates and activists took the stage to share their views on hot topics like LGBTQ+ issues, reproductive rights and education policies in the state. Politicians and voters both said the main purpose of this year's lunch was to gather people with similar views and motivate them to start fighting for Republican-held seats, starting at the local level."It's really important to support the Democratic party on off years, so when it's not a presidential year, when it's not a house or senate race, when it's these local elections that are, as we all know, so important to our day to day lives," Democrat Emily Webb said.No presidential candidates attended the fundraiser. The event keynote speaker was Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. He talked about policies being enacted in Minnesota that he said should be enacted in Iowa."My goal is to come down here and say, 'You don't have to live like this, you can vote for folks that actually want to get things done,'" Walz said.
DES MOINES, Iowa — Polk County Democrats said they are working to energize the Iowa Democratic voters at their annual steak fry fundraiser on Saturday at Water Works Park.
At the event, party leaders, November candidates and activists took the stage to share their views on hot topics like LGBTQ+ issues, reproductive rights and education policies in the state. Politicians and voters both said the main purpose of this year's lunch was to gather people with similar views and motivate them to start fighting for Republican-held seats, starting at the local level.
"It's really important to support the Democratic party on off years, so when it's not a presidential year, when it's not a house or senate race, when it's these local elections that are, as we all know, so important to our day to day lives," Democrat Emily Webb said.
No presidential candidates attended the fundraiser. The event keynote speaker was Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. He talked about policies being enacted in Minnesota that he said should be enacted in Iowa.
"My goal is to come down here and say, 'You don't have to live like this, you can vote for folks that actually want to get things done,'" Walz said.
