On the Campaign Trail with Ed Tibbetts

Remember all the flap over John Edwards’ $400 haircut? For a while in the spring of 2007 it generated a lot of talk in Iowa, and of course the media. Turns out, Barack Obama’s presidential campaign was the source of the story, according to Ben Smith, the Politico writer who broke it.

Smith tells the story here, noting that Obama campaign manager David Plouffe’s writes in his new book, “The Audacity to Win,” that it was their campaign that found the haircut expenditure.

For what it’s worth, here’s my story in the Times today about Plouffe’s visit to Iowa City on Thursday to promote his book.

Of local note, Davenport Mayor Bill Gluba rates a mention.

Rep. Bruce Braley has picked a new communications director. She’s Caitlin Legacki.

Legacki worked in the press shop in Iowa for John Edwards’ 2008 presidential campaign. Most recently, she worked for U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, D-North Carolina. And in between, she worked as the press secretary for Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s Senate campaign in New Hampshire.

Legacki is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.