Maybe we should just call him Dr. Spencer?

His name is Selden Spencer. He's the Democrat running for Congress against Tom Latham in Iowa's fourth district. His first name is NOT Sheldon, and it's NOT Seldon.

But we're 21 days away from election day, and some notable Iowa politicians who are on his side still can't spell it.

I got an email from Tom Harkin this morning, subject line "Help Seldon Spencer take back Iowa's Fourth District." On the inside, it was spelled right in one place, but also included this picture:



There's only five Democratic Congressional candidates in Iowa, would it kill Tom Harkin (or his staff) to learn their names?

KL