It might be a college buddy wishing him luck. At some point Norris dons a suit and heads to the site of what he hopes will be Vilsack's victory party. He seems to be the most popular person there. Every reporter wants to talk to him. He is still outwardly cautious.
Time marches on now.
The public is arriving. More and more precincts are reporting a victory for Vilsack. Norris, the recently-appointed chief of staff for Iowa's new governor, Tom Vilsack, has worked in the political arena almost continually since his graduation from Simpson. As he will attest, a career in politics like the one he has had leads to a good deal of moving around. Norris left Simpson in 1981 with a degree in political science and confidence that he could be successful in his chosen career.