Category Archives: 2014 Election Campaign

David Young The Tea Party Pick In The 3rd

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Dave Bradley

At the 3rd district convention in Urbandale Tea Partiers picked former Grassley staffer David Young for their candidate to oppose Democrat Staci Appel in the November general election. Young defeated Brad Zaun on the fifth and final ballot. Zaun led … Continue reading →

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A Fresh Start For Iowa? Yes!

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Dave Bradley

The commercial that kicks off the Jack Hatch campaign for governor is refreshing in an era of the average run of the mill campaign ad of today. Most stretch the truth beyond recognition. Senator Hatch’s ad is simple and straight … Continue reading →

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DFA Night School: Online Organizing Training June 23-26

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Trish Nelson

When Howard Dean, DFA‘s founder, first began using online organizing to build his 2004 presidential campaign, his campaign’s tactics were initially written off by pundits as a waste of time. By 2008, when a long-shot candidate named Barack Obama fully … Continue reading →

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Iowa Still Likes Dave Loebsack

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Paul Deaton

Blog for Iowa is in the bag for Dave Loebsack. We will work to get him re-elected, donate to his campaign, and point out the positive things he is doing. While the corporate media focuses their spotlight on the antics … Continue reading →

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Iowa Democratic Party Convention June 21

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Paul Deaton

Like it or not, Iowa progressives have few places to turn except to the Democratic Party if one is serious about effecting change in our government. This is not a philosophical choice, or even a personal choice, it is one … Continue reading →

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Iowa’s New Gift To Comedians

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Dave Bradley

As I sit here listening to Stephanie Miller Iowa is getting some great publicity. We are once more home to a candidate that is so out of touch, so out of the norm, so crazy that the nation is taking … Continue reading →

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Iowa's Single Party District

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Paul Deaton

Does Iowa’s fourth congressional district have only one political party? Art Cullen, editor of the Storm Lake Times seems to think so. He welcomed delegates to the district’s Democratic convention in the April 24 edition. “Sad to say that progressive … Continue reading →

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Midterms, Caucuses And Polls, Oh My!

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Paul Deaton

It must be tough being the newspaper Iowa depends upon for Republican news. First the Rasmussen polls showing U.S. Senate candidates Bruce Braley and Joni Ernst in a statistical dead heat with 44 -45 percent of 750 likely Iowa voters … Continue reading →

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EPA Clean Power Rulemaking

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Paul Deaton

“The United States has a moral responsibility to act on climate,” said EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy on Monday, June 2. Her agency proposed what they described as “a commonsense plan to cut carbon pollution from power plants.” New rules would … Continue reading →

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Bruce Braley: Climate Disruption Is Real

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Paul Deaton

Bruce Braley Statement on Carbon Reduction Plan Thursday, June 5, 2014 Washington, D.C.– Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-01) today released the following statement after the announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency of a preliminary plan to reduce carbon emissions. “In the … Continue reading →

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