Category Archives: 2012 Election Campaign

Iowans Getting Ready to Fight Back

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Paul Deaton

While waiting for the local news to come on before dinner, a Rick Perry commercial played on television. In case you haven’t heard of him, he’s running for president along with a number of  other Republicans. He was telling us … Continue reading →

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Lesson from the 1980 Iowa Caucuses

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Paul Deaton

The letter began, “tonight is an exciting evening for Iowa Democrats. As the first state to begin the presidential delegate selection process, the eyes of the nation are truly on Iowa.” It was from Ed Campbell, chairman of the Iowa … Continue reading →

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3 Easy Ways You Can Help Take Your Country Back This Weekend

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Trish Nelson

1 – Participate in Bank Transfer Day Nov. 5 Saturday, November 5 · 9:00am – 5:00pm FOR MORE INFO: http://facebook.com/nov.fifth Together we can ensure that these banking institutions will always remember the 5th of November. If we shift our funds … Continue reading →

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Mathis v. Golding Forum in Senate District 18

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Paul Deaton

The announcement of the candidate forum between Republican Cindy Golding and Democrat Liz Mathis in State Senate District 18 was late in coming, so I watched the debate on television rather than at Linn-Mar High School Auditorium in Marion. A … Continue reading →

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Weekly Observations

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Dave Bradley

No Koch The state minister for environment in Baden-Wurtemberg has stated that his state, a highly industrialized part of Germany, will be decarbonized by the mid-century. The minister claims a broad consensus that this must be done by the German … Continue reading →

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The Iowa Democratic Caucuses from the Grassroots

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Paul Deaton

This whole season of politics has been a non-event where I live. It’s true, regardless of how people are registered to vote. There are too many other things to do in life than to think about politics a year before … Continue reading →

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Occupy Wall Street: Is It A Movement?

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Dave Bradley

These are heady days for those who are invested in any way in Occupy Wall Street. This action seems to be growing at its original site on Wall Street and there are sympathy actions happening around the country. Right now … Continue reading →

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DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz Packs The House For Dave Loebsack

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Trish Nelson

It was another packed house for a Democratic event in Johnson County last night at an Iowa City fundraiser for 2nd District Congressman Dave Loebsack.  Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee drew a standing room only crowd.  … Continue reading →

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Loebsack on Safe Energy

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Washington, DC Sept. 30, 2011 Dear Constituent: Thank you for contacting me about nuclear energy. I’m honored to represent you. Your opinion is very important to me and my priority is to provide Iowa’s Second District with the best representation … Continue reading →

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2012 Election Ready To Be Stolen?

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Dave Bradley

Very disturbing report came out this morning (Wednesday as I write) about how a government agency easily hacked into a real-life Diebold electronic voting machine. The scary part is that with a very limited amount of time and with a … Continue reading →

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