Category Archives: 2016 Election Campaign

Are You Registered To Vote?

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Dave Bradley

While making calls for Hillary the other day from a list of what was supposed to be registered voters I was surprised that I ran across an unregistered voter. He was purposely unregistered and was not planning to vote. Hopefully, … Continue reading →

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Support The Public Option

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from DFA The public option is back! That’s right. Today, Democracy for America is joining the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, several leading Senate Democrats, and a strong coalition of organizations to renew the push for a public option … Continue reading →

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Democrat Monica Vernon’s Hard-Hitting Ad Calls Out Blum For Voting To Cut Social Security

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Great ad for Monica Vernon, Democratic challenger of tea party Republican Rod Blum, District 1.  Let’s send this Iowa Democrat to DC.  Click on the link to volunteer for the campaign or donate.  monicavernonforcongress.com/  

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What A Difference One Local Iowa Election Is Making

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Reprinted with permission from the Fall 2016 issue of  The Prairie Progressive. by Jesse Case There’s a guy I know. You probably don’t know him. I don’t know a lot of people you know. I may not even know you. … Continue reading →

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Grassley Video From Progress Iowa Nails It!

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Dave Bradley

About 1 minute We thank you for a well done video that shows how close Grassley is to Trump. The lies, the adulation of Putin, the divisive and racist campaign, the mockery of the disabled, the treating of women as … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Forum Shows Need For Media Reform And Net Neutrality

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Wow – what a display of – what? sexism? Republican registration? media bias? doing the dirty work for Comcast? all of the above? by Matt Lauer Wednesday night in the inappropriately named Commander-in-Chief Forum. The night begins with a 17 … Continue reading →

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Local Meetings In Iowa To Organize Against Trump

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from DailyKos and MoveOn.org: Activists and organizers all across the country are fired up and ready to give it their all to stop Donald Trump and to win a progressive Senate majority in 2017. Iowa is so important … Continue reading →

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Labor Day: The Official Start Of The Campaign Season

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Once upon a time, in a faraway land called America, Labor Day marked the start of the traditional start of campaign season. Selected by their respective parties’ summer nominating conventions, the presidential candidates would then barnstorm the country for three … Continue reading →

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Grassley’s Huge Lame-Duck Session Flip-Flop Proves What We’ve Thought All Along

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Grassley’s SCOTUS Obstruction Only About Politics http://www.ProgressIowa.org For Immediate Release: August 30, 2016 Contact: Pat Rynard, 515-868-5665 DES MOINES – In a story published in the Mason City Globe Gazette, Senator Chuck Grassley left open for the first time the … Continue reading →

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Hillary Clinton To Visit QCA On Labor Day

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Dave Bradley

From WQAD News: Hillary Clinton to stop in Quad Cities on Labor Day HAMPTON, Illinois — Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton is making a stop in the Quad Cities on Labor Day. The Clinton Campaign announced the visit on Tuesday, … Continue reading →

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