Author Archives: Trish Nelson

Fox News Finally Getting Exposed

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Former Fox News President: “It’s Not Healthy”

Listen to this podcast on NPR’s On Point https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2019/03/08/trump-fox-news-joe-peyronnin-jane-mayer-new-yorker Former Fox News president Joe Peyronnin says the network is now President Trump’s “own press organization.” And that’s “not healthy.” Highlights: Why Fox is unprecedented Nicole Hemmer:  “Is it propaganda? A … Continue reading →

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DNC Dumps Fox News

The Democratic National Committee has made two smart decisions recently that reflect that they are serious about winning in 2020.  One was putting Howard Dean in charge of their voter data sharing program. The other surprisingly bold decision made by … Continue reading →

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Dean: “Our Base is Women, People of Color and Young People”

Howard Dean is no longer just the former DNC chair. He is currently in charge of the Democrat National Committee voter data program.  Smart move by the DNC. The DNC also showed some gumption by banning Fox News from hosting … Continue reading →

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Commercial Dog Breeding Bill Survives First Funnel

Legislative update and action alert from Iowa Voters for Companion Animals: Fantastic news – the Commercial Dog Breeding Bill (HSB227) passed out of the House State Government Committee by a 20/2 vote! This means the bill survived the first funnel … Continue reading →

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Sanders Draws Crowds in Iowa, Signs Democratic Party Affirmation Document

Seems like both the DNC and Bernie are serious about winning. USA Today – Sen. Bernie Sanders signed a pledge, required under new Democratic National Committee rules, that declared he was a Democrat and would serve as one if elected … Continue reading →

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Joni Then Joni Now

Please share this ad that exposes the quintessential Iowa girl as a grifter and donate to Midwest Victory PAC to defeat Joni Ernst.  

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Iowa Republicans Took Money From Donor Charged In Prostitution Ring

http://progressiowa.org/2019/03/iowa-gop-chuck-grassley-received-thousands-of-dollars-from-donor-charged-in-prostitution-sting/ Iowa GOP & Chuck Grassley received thousands of dollars from donor charged in prostitution sting Progress Iowa calls on Jeff Kaufmann and Senator Chuck Grassley to give donations received from John Childs to fight human trafficking Des Moines, Iowa … Continue reading →

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Congress May Reinstate Net Neutrality

Action alert from Fight for the Future For months, lawmakers have been promising to fully overturn Ajit Pai’s net neutrality repeal.1 Now news just broke that Wednesday morning they plan to announce the “Save the Internet Act” to reinstate strong … Continue reading →

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The United States and its Enduring Legacy of Liberty

by Ralph Scharnau How people in the United States view themselves individually and as a nation often comes down to one idea, liberty. Liberty, the central term in our politics, is embedded in our history and in our language. The … Continue reading →

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