Iowa Chicken
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The Iowa Chicken was a person in a chicken suit
who followed John McCain
and Rudy Giuliani
around Iowa during the 2008 American presidential race, carrying a sign that read "You 'Bawk'ed at the Straw Poll!" This was done to both protest and bring attention to that fact that neither candidate competed in the Iowa Straw Poll. In the past, all Republican candidates have competed in the Straw Poll, and McCain and Giuliani's decisions not to attend represented a break from tradition.
The identity of the Iowa Chicken has not been revealed, but he or she follows an American campaign tradition, including such precedents as 2000's Corn Man
.
Chicken suit
A chicken suit is a novelty costume that exaggerates the features of chickens. Chicken suits usually fit someone up to 6' 1" and 200 lbs.A chicken suit can be used at parties and other events or as a costume for school mascots...
who followed John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
and Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani KBE is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician from New York. He served as Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001....
around Iowa during the 2008 American presidential race, carrying a sign that read "You 'Bawk'ed at the Straw Poll!" This was done to both protest and bring attention to that fact that neither candidate competed in the Iowa Straw Poll. In the past, all Republican candidates have competed in the Straw Poll, and McCain and Giuliani's decisions not to attend represented a break from tradition.
The identity of the Iowa Chicken has not been revealed, but he or she follows an American campaign tradition, including such precedents as 2000's Corn Man
Corn Man
Corn Man was a character invented by Al Gore's campaign during the 2000 Democratic Primaries to draw attention to the refusal of the opposing candidate, Bill Bradley, to take part in a series of debates on farm policy.-External links:* *...
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