Iowa Democrats Struggle to Regain Majority

Phillyburbs.com

(Well, this is the headline on the AP wire, anyway.  I don't know if I'd exactly characterize our quest to regain the Iowa House and Senate as a “struggle.”)

DES MOINES, Iowa – With only five seats standing between them and control of either chamber of the Iowa Legislature, Democrats say they're poised to regain power at the statehouse with enough wins come November.

Democrats haven't held majority status in the House since 1992 or in the Senate since 1996, but party officials believe they are well positioned to win the needed seats to be in charge next year. Republicans now hold a 29-21 majority in the Senate and a 54-46 margin in the House.

“We've got a great slate of candidates,” said John McCormally, spokesman for the Democratic Party. “We're going to be in a good position to pick up those five seats.”

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How You Can Help Right Now

. . . Which brings to mind DFIA Founding Member Dave Inbody's organization, Citizen Whip.  Citizen Whip is an online fundraising tool that targets the 5 Iowa Senate and the 5 Iowa House races that Democrats are most likely to win in order to regain control of the Iowa Legislature.  Adequate funding is key.

Some of the candidates endorsed through Citizen Whip are fine progressives, such as Iowa Senate candidates John Drury (District 6) and Wayne Sawtelle (District 22), and Iowa House candidate Mike Owen (District 79).  Through Citizen Whip, you can donate to a general fund to be dispersed evenly amongst the Top Ten, or you can donate to individual candidates.

So, there IS a way that you can help, right now, sitting in your chair at your computer.  We WILL regain the Iowa House and Senate.