Iowa First District representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks was celebrating landing the endorsement of the current president Donald Trump Monday. I have to wonder how she felt Wednesday morning after the American electorate stated very loudly that Donald Trump is the most despised politician in America today.

It must have felt like being on the Titanic and viewing the beauty of the ice peeking out of the ocean just before you find out that there is a massive ice berg below that is going to sink the boat. The voting public showed their dislike for Trump in various off year elections Tuesday where Democratic candidates over performed. 

Miller-Meeks enthusiastically accepted Trump’s endorsements. Considering how disliked Trump is by the public, she may have wanted to temper that enthusiasm. Trump has really pissed the voting public off badly in only 9 months. Just think where his ratings will be in a year. Expect Miller-Meeks to be right there with him.

Currently Miller-Meeks refuses to hold town halls or in any other way speak to common Iowans. That was true even before Republicans House members went on an impromptu vacation paid for by your tax dollars. 

While congress has been on this impromptu vacation, Iowans have seen their insurance premiums skyrocket, they have seen at least a quarter of a million Iowans lose SNAP benefits and farmers have seen markets come to a precarious truce with China. However that truce may be dependent on Trump’s volatile mood on any given day.

I do not usually do this, but I want to rerun a video from Marcy Wheeler where she lists the crimes of Donald Trump. CRIMES!! As you watch Ms. Wheeler go through the long, long list of Trump transgressions remember that Miller-Meeks is OK with what Trump does. Miller-Meeks said she was “honored” to have Trump’s endorsement. Man, are her values ever out of whack – way out.

Wheeler video.  (16 minutes)

As Iowans lose their health care, while they see their own families and those of their friends and neighbors on the brink of starvation, Miller-Meeks grabs on to the perpetrator of these man made disasters as a hero. Few people expect anything to get better under Trump as he flirts with starting two wars and invades America’s own cities. 

Iowans in all four congressional districts will have Democrats who actually share their values to vote for in a year. Opposing Miller-Meeks and her extremist values will be one from this trio of candidates all of whom will actually fight for Iowans and not just make empty claims.

Perhaps the best known is Christina Bohannan, who lost an incredibly close race to Miller-Meeks in 2024. 

Also throwing his hat in the ring is Tyler Wettach who definitely has real Iowa values:

Finally we have Travis Terrel whose working class background pretty much assures that he will be a voice for the working class in Washington:

Any of these folks will work for real Iowans, in stark contrast to what Miller-Meeks has done in her tenure.

As James Carville used to say “When your opponent is drowning throw them an anvil.” Donald Trump threw Miller-Meeks an anvil. Miller-Meeks, being awfully confused about what is good for Iowans grabbed that anvil. Here is hoping it sinks her big time.

Today’s Republicans are simply cruel. Miller-Meeks is one of today’s Republicans.