Category Archives: 2014 Election Campaign

Getting To Not Know The Candidate

The Des Moines Register provides a service this election year. They have put together a set of standard questions for those who want to be our leaders and who want our votes. This is one of the great services that … Continue reading

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Friday In Iowa: Candidate Contributions

Requests for political campaign contributions began flowing like flood water through the Coralville Lake after the June primary. Their number over-estimates our capacity for political giving by far. In the event a working person, student or retiree has an extra … Continue reading

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Dave Loebsack Seeks Disclosure Of Lobbyist Funded Travel

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Congressman Dave Loebsack announced yesterday that he will be introducing legislation when Congress returns from its July 4th district work period that would once again require Members of Congress to disclose details of their privately funded travel. Until … Continue reading

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The Job of Iowa Progressives

Holding first in the nation caucuses during the presidential election cycle gives Iowa progressives a job, and it’s not the one you may think. The job of progressives, according to Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, is to educate people about what … Continue reading

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Weekend Hodge-Podge

They Need A Horse Race! One thing you have to remember going into the silly political ad season is that this is the time of year that make TV stations and networks and those corporations that own them rich. No … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday #238 America! What Do You Want?

The Fourth of July brings lots of feelings out in people across this land. Most people get some shiver of patriotism up their spine this time of year. When we think of that time nearly a quarter of a millennium … Continue reading

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Day Of Action!

Here is a great way to celebrate the birth of the country. This weekend is a DAY OF ACTION all weekend. For Democrats to win elections this fall we must get the vote out. It is time to start working … Continue reading

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Republican “Warfare Queens”

Jon Stewart really nailed the Republican aka Tea Party the other night. Nary a penny will they spend here at home to help the ordinary citizen in times of trouble, yet they have an open checkbook for all sorts of … Continue reading

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Loebsack: How Data Mining Threatens Student Privacy

(Editor’s Note: Below are Congressman Dave Loebsack’s (IA-02) remarks on data mining and protecting students privacy. The remarks were given at a Joint Hearing of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, which Loebsack serves as Ranking Member, … Continue reading

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Staci Appel For Iowa

After Republicans nominated an opponent to challenge Staci Appel in Iowa’s Third Congressional District, the media has been a-twitter. Now that the surprise, shock and excitement is over, isn’t it time we talked about Appel? Brief Bio Born and raised … Continue reading

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