President Leaves, Culver on Chuck Todd's Show

We heard rumors President Obama would stop by Java Joe's in downtown Des Moines before he flew out of town. NBC's Political Director Chuck Todd was supposed to be interviewing someone on his MSNBC show. We were making plans at the station of how to get a crew out to the coffee shop EARLY Wednesday morning. We already had a crew taking care of the prez's departure at the airport. And I was getting back late last night from the prez event in Ottumwa. So I must say, I wasn't jumping up and down at the chance to get a short night's sleep to go stake out the prez.

Turns out, it wasn't the prez. It was the gov. Governor Chet Culver made the early appearance on Todd's show. Todd asked him why his poll numbers are worse than the prez's and other Democrats:

Culver Deputy Campaign Manager Quits

Looks like another change in Governor Chet Culver's political campaign. Former campaign manager Andrew Roos quit last year after about three months on the job. Deputy manager Jesse Harris took over as interim. Now he is also leaving. He will go to work for Secretary of State Michael Mauro. Harris will replace Frank Chiodo, who was a deputy of administration for Mauro. Chiodo left to lobby with his dad, Ned.