More than a million people attended the 2011 Iowa State Fair.  They came for the livestock, the rides, the entertainment, the exhibits, and the food.  Most of the major Republican presidential candidates, in town for the FOX News/Washington Examiner/Republican Party of Iowa Debate and the Ames Straw Poll, put in appearances as well.  While none of them attempted the Ejection Seat ride, which is like a giant slingshot, candidates did speak at the Des Moines Register Soapbox, stop by the Republican Party of Iowa booth, grab a pork chop on a stick, and more...

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