The University of Missouri held its annual homecoming parade in Columbia this morning. As in all election years local and statewide candidates participate. The parade route winds through the university campus and downtown Columbia – with a crowd numbering in a multiple of thousands.

This morning, we accompanied the grouped entries of Democratic Party candidates in the parade.

Crystal Quade (D), the Democratic Party candidate for Governor:

Like all parades there’s a lengthy period between line-up and the start of the parade. Candidates and party volunteers can and do utilize the time to visit and sometimes stand for group photos: