When you tell an Iowan a joke, you can see a kind of race going on between his brain and his expression.

We have in my opinion one of the finest race car drivers ever to kick off the season, and give us some leadership all of us need.

It could potentially be a very competitive race.

This was our first 4,000-meter race of the season, and that showed a little. I saw a lot of positives today, but also a lot of things to work on. Our focus could have been better. To run hard, you need to concentrate. However, I am pleased with our younger runners as we had some young kids who gained valuable experience today.

McCain doesn't have the biggest chunk of territory in this race, but he has the most important chunk, and that's who's left to vote, that's the swing voters.

I would prefer if they spread it out a little more instead of $400,000 for one race.