So, we pulled into St. Paul late last night, got up early for breakfast with supporters at 9:00 AM, and met well over 100 Twin Cities citizens for a town hall conversation.

Minnesota Secretary of State Candidate Mark Ritchie joined us along with other Congressional and local politicians. A Minneapolis Wal-Mart worker also joined us to talk about her experiences with the giant. It takes a lot of courage for people like Dana to stand up, and that's exactly what the crowd did when she stood before us.

While we weren’t able to stay long, the good folks from Minnesota made us feel more than welcome. We are blessed to have such great local organizers and volunteers in the Twin Cities.

We’ve just crossed the Iowa state line. We’ll be here until Sunday, criss-crossing the state for health care and good jobs.

In a few hours, we’ll be in Cedar Rapids for a press conference with Senator Evan Bayh. Come join us outside the Linn County Courthouse at 3:00 PM or join us tomorrow in Des Moines or Davenport, Thursday in Waterloo, Friday in Iowa City, Saturday back in Des Moines, or Sunday in Council Bluffs.

- j.bird