Category Archives: 2016 Election Campaign

Judge, Grassley Virtually Tied? Wow.

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Email posted to us from the Patty Judge campaign Thursday afternoon carried some great news: Wow! Earlier this month: A PPP poll showed us just 7 points behind Chuck Grassley — a popular incumbent. And another PPP poll showed Grassley’s … Continue reading →

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Democrats Will Have Staff On The Ground In All 50 States

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Howard Dean: When I was the chair of the Democratic Party, my team made what a lot of people said was a controversial choice. We invested in putting staff on the ground in every state in the … Continue reading →

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What Does It Mean To Be A Progressive?

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Paul Deaton wrote this book review for The Prairie Progressive.  Published here with permission. Who is a progressive? Who is a “real” progressive? Who will continue a progressive legacy after the 2016 election? Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders debated what … Continue reading →

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DFA Endorses Jim Mowrer In Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Trish Nelson

DemocracyforAmerica.com With an unprecedented number of millionaires and a record low number of veterans in Congress right now, it’s more important than ever that we elect progressive leaders in the U.S. House — especially those with a record of service … Continue reading →

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King: Beyond The Pale

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Once again Iowa’s answer to Louie Gohmert made the news last week. Steve King introduced an amendment into the US House to block the Treasury department from spending any money to change the current $20 bill to put Harriet Tubman … Continue reading →

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Clinton Hits The Right Notes On Brexit

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Dave Bradley

The Brexit vote in Britain Thursday set in motion what may be a rocky journey for the world as a new economic and to some degree political structures are formed. This early on speculation is rampant on what is to … Continue reading →

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Weaver Calls Out King For His “Useless” Amendment

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Trish Nelson

http://weaverforcongress.nationbuilder.com/ Iowa — Steve King is at it again – putting his ego above his constituents. Yesterday he introduced another useless amendment. Useless, ridiculous, offensive. Who was his target this time? Harriet Tubman. In fact, the Quad City Times had … Continue reading →

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The Return Of The 50 State Strategy

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Trish Nelson

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-democratic-party “Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign will maintain staff in all 50 states during the general election with an eye toward overwhelming Republicans in the fall and rebuilding the Democratic Party’s infrastructure thereafter.” This is really the best news I’ve seen … Continue reading →

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Meryl Streep Pays Tribute to Hillary Clinton

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Trish Nelson

If you haven’t seen this yet, now would be a good time.

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Will The Trump Misogyny Play A Role In Iowa’s National Races?

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Over this past week we have seen Chuck Grassley turn into a sniveling fool trying to figure out how to play the game with loose canon Donald Trump heading things up. With Don the Con making flat out racist remarks … Continue reading →

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