Photos from the Iowa Wing Ding

By Bill Clark

Posted August 10, 2019 at 12:54pm

Billed as northern Iowa’s premiere Democratic fundraiser, the annual Iowa Wing Ding in Clear Lake hosted a bevy of Presidential candidates Friday night. Our photojournalist, Caroline Brehman, gives us a look at what it looked like.

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 9: Democratic presidential candidate Montana Gov. Steve Bullock speaks at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake on Friday August 9, 2019. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call) — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock takes his turn on the podium. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 9: Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson speaks at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake on Friday August 9, 2019. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call) — Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson points as she speaks at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 9: A timekeeper displays the time left for a candidate at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake on Friday August 9, 2019. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call) — A timekeeper displays the time left for one of the candidates to speak at the Wing Ding. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 9: Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden sits in the audience at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake on Friday August 9, 2019. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call) — Former Vice President Joe Biden sits in the audience at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 9: Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake on Friday August 9, 2019. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call) — Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 9: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake on Friday August 9, 2019. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., waves to the crowd from the Wing Ding stage. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 9: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., talks with supporters after speaking at the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake on Friday August 9, 2019. (Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call) — Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., talks with supporters after her turn on stage. (Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

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