Category Archives: 2012 Election Campaign

Christie Vilsack Receives Emily’s List Endorsement

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Rollcall.com EMILY’s List endorsed its first five House candidates of the 2012 cycle today. The group announced it is officially backing Tammy Duckworth in Illinois, Lois Frankel in Florida, Ann McLane Kuster in New Hampshire, Ann Kirkpatrick in Arizona and … Continue reading →

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Romney: “Corporations Are People”

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Trish Nelson

Sorry, America,  he wasn’t joking.  He thinks this is a winning campaign message.  We do hate to use precious blog space covering Republicans, but we just could not resist this one.  Watch:    

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President Obama Speaking In Michigan

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Trish Nelson

I just caught the last part of President Obama’s speech where he hammers congress (doesn’t say Republicans but we know who he’s talking about) for not doing their job. Pundits are saying he’s fiery..  (well, he did tell Cantor if … Continue reading →

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Iowa's Gridlock, Faith and Phone Calls

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa's Gridlock, Faith and Phone Calls by Paul Deaton On Wednesday, Meghan Malloy of Iowa Independent reported that Governor Branstad's office received 204 calls over the budget gridlock in Des Moines. We are reporting on 204 phone calls? This is … Continue reading →

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Iowa is Starting from Scratch

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa is Starting from Scratch by Paul Deaton This week, a group of Iowa Democrats were sitting around a table talking about redistricting and the 2012 campaign. Everyone at the table was a veteran of many campaigns and present were … Continue reading →

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The Madness of Steve King

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa, do we really want King, a founding tea party member for one of our representatives in Congress? This page is divided into three sections: (1) Famous Steve King quotes; (2) Steve King videos; (3) List of Blog for Iowa … Continue reading →

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Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap Iowa State Capitol News – Weekend Recap by Paul Deaton [Editors' Note: Following is a weekly recap of stories from Des Moines that came through the Weekend Editor's in-box. Three weeks to go … Continue reading →

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Iowa's Hope for 2012

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa's Hope for 2012 by Paul Deaton The tedium of politics is sapping the joy from Spring. April 2011 has been reminiscent of the scene in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel of summer, The Great Gatsby, wherein Nick Carraway rides the … Continue reading →

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Iowa's Redistricting-itis

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Iowa's Redistricting-itis by Paul DeatonReady or not, the political redistricting process begins anew with the release of the first Iowa maps by the Temporary Redistricting Advisory Commission this morning. By 10:00 AM there were already 83 articles on the topic … Continue reading →

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Dave Loebsack on Funding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Paul Deaton

Dave Loebsack on Funding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting [Editor's Note: Following is a response from Iowa Second District Congressman Dave Loebsack to a letter regarding the proposed elimination of funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.]Washington, DCMarch 1, 2011 … Continue reading →

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