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DES MOINES, Iowa — Over 12,000 Democrats attended the Polk County Democrats Steak Fry yesterday, according to the Washington Post. While the 17 candidates in attendance flew in from all over the U.S., Drake University students drove just three miles to get to the event. We asked students to show off their prime location in Des Moines and share their 2019 Steak Fry experiences using the hashtag #DrakeFry.

 

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My heart belongs to Iowa and this amazing team (notably Michael and @marie_nalan). My vote belongs to Pete. #drakefry

A post shared by emilyn crabbe (@thisisemilyn) on Sep 21, 2019 at 3:33pm PDT

So many bulldogs at the @KamalaHarris Steak Fry tent 👏👏 #DrakeFry #BulldogsForThePeople pic.twitter.com/xrUwgka5za

— TEXT “BULLDOGS” TO 70785 (@bulldogs4theppl) September 21, 2019

 

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“double elizabeth!!!” -THE elizabeth warren #drakefry

A post shared by liz emmert (@dizzy_miss_lizzie) on Sep 21, 2019 at 2:04pm PDT

Warren supporters have tied balloons to themselves #SteakFry #DrakeFry pic.twitter.com/OxGKIvKpkz

— Runal A. Patel (@RunalAPatel) September 21, 2019

 

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“we cannot define ourselves by what we’re against or who were against. we must define ourselves by who we are and what we are for.” #hopehypehustle #drakefry #booker2020

A post shared by Abby Bankes (@abzbankes) on Sep 21, 2019 at 2:56pm PDT

My first ever polk county stake fry!! #DrakeFry pic.twitter.com/1O0l3ctcKk

— Alondra Carrillo (@acarrillo00_) September 21, 2019

 

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2/17⚡️#DRAKEFRY

A post shared by samantha (@samanthabayne) on Sep 21, 2019 at 3:18pm PDT

Drake For Warren making the Steak Fry the #DrakeFry 🥩🥩 pic.twitter.com/SN17eygG6W

— Drake For Warren (@drake4warren) September 21, 2019

 

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thanks to @fleetfarmofficial for keeping my toes dry, thanks to @joebiden for the press credential, and thanks to @drakeugriff for the fanny pack 👀 #steakfry #drakefry

A post shared by Runal A. Patel (@runalapatel) on Sep 21, 2019 at 2:19pm PDT

Welcome to the candidate gaggle, you’re always in the way and if you do anything stupid it’s on camera #polkcountysteakfry #drakefry #yanggang pic.twitter.com/OhWjlooWub

— Jaelyn (@Jaelyn_lentz) September 21, 2019

 

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tell your #steakfry if they’ve got beef that I’m a vegetarian & @kamalaharris ain’t freakin scared of them (p.s. thank you for the vegan steak)

A post shared by Darby Holroyd (@darbyskyy) on Sep 21, 2019 at 4:51pm PDT

We really out here reporting at the #DrakeFry pic.twitter.com/g0liguCQRH

— Carson J.S. Reichardt (@CarsonReichardt) September 21, 2019

 

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sorry to the reporter from @cnnpolitics whose foot I kept stepping on, that’s showbiz baby 🤕 #drakefry

A post shared by AVERY VAN DEN BERG (@averyvdb) on Sep 21, 2019 at 4:58pm PDT

Sen. @ChrisCoons is here to support Vice President @JoeBiden #SteakFry #DrakeFry pic.twitter.com/ErZBmd0EH6

— Runal A. Patel (@RunalAPatel) September 21, 2019