1 minute – the Lincoln project:

My wife and I were discussing the state of the presidential race as the Jack Smith evidence bomb was being revealed on the cable newser we were watching. What we were mulling over was how nearly half of America’s voting public could cast a vote for a wannabe dictator without batting an eye.

One thing we both agreed on was that the state of the former Republican Party in this country is truly sad. In among their various office holders, candidates, party officials and various water carriers there are only a handful who have stood up to the Trump lying machine and said “NO” to them.

Recently there have been quite a few addition of former Trump staffers who have come out and said that Trump is not fit for office. For the most part, however, MAGA party members have remained loyal to the Liar in Chief. As we discussed this the only reason we could come up with is that the followers are much more interested in votes or power than they are interested in truth and doing the correct thing.

So far as I know, up until just very recently about the only names that were floated as people who stood up to Trump were Liz Cheney, Adam Kissinger, the Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers (I think) and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. In a party of tens of millions that is one damn short list.

There are probably a few more that some of you can name, but the point is that those who stand for reality, our system of government and our judicial system should well be over half of the former Republican Party. Instead it is only a handful of people who have had to withstand constant death threats and harassment for standing for the truth.

Democrats had no problem seeing through Trump’s criminal activity and calling it out. From the courthouse to the White House, Democratic leaders have been standing up to the criminality. 

All this to bring up what may be the most important unspoken issue of this campaign: leaders ability to assess situations and come up with responses to the reality of those situations. The MAGA Party currently lives in a make-believe world with constantly changing stories made to fit their refusal to deal with reality.

Outside of the few people mentioned above there simply are no MAGA party members who deal with reality. That means that by voting for congressional candidates such as Miller-Meeks, Ashley Hinson, Zack Nunn and Randy Feenstra you will be voting for people who do not deal with reality.

Iowa’s congress members live in the fear that they make a misstep, Trump will turn on them and they will be out in a second like Cheney and Kissinger. Iowa should be represented by members who have the courage of their convictions. They must also be represented by members who deal in reality instead of the make believe world that DonOLD Trump lives in.

Iowa was once well known for its common sense. Iowa was once known as being very fair in its policies and in its solutions to problems. Under the leadership of Kim Reynolds and now Steve King acolyte Brenna Bird, Iowa is now among the most extreme of states rubbing elbows with former confederate states very comfortably. It is sad to see the extremist right turn Iowa has made in the past two decades.

The upcoming election will tell us where Iowa stands these days. Do we cast our lot with those who reside in a make-believe world headed by a wannabe dictator? Or does Iowa return to a sensible state with common sense picking leaders that deal with reality. 

Voting for Democratic Congressional candidates Christina Bohannan, Sarah Corkery, Lannon Baccam and Ryan Melton will signal to the country that Iowa is ready to regain their former standing as a state that can handle reality and will choose leaders with good old common sense.

Don’t forget the down ballot either. Iowa’s MAGA legislators are among the worst in following the make-believe world of DonOLD Trump. Be sure to vote for Democrats who will once again  bring reality and common sense back to Des Moines.

Then we can set our sights on removing the country’s most disliked governor in 2026. Plus it will be a good time to bring in an attorney general who deals in reality to replace the current Steve King clone who makes  a mockery of Iowa’s laws.