Category Archives: 2016 Election Campaign

Republicans Prep For 2016: Suppressing The Vote

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Dave Bradley

video 10 minutes 30 seconds Republicans have known for a long, long time that they win when they suppress the vote. Below is a video in one of the seminal moments in the history voter suppression. Paul Weyrich reminding the … Continue reading →

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Why We Need a Small-d Democratic Revolution

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Action Alert from Common Cause Yesterday, President Obama made good on his promise to use his bully pulpit to push for real democracy reform. And the agenda he laid out proves he’s listening to the huge majority of voters who … Continue reading →

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Iowa Democratic Caucus Review Completed

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Trish Nelson

February 7, 2016 CONTACT:  slau@iowademocrats.org Iowa Democratic Caucus Results Updated After IDP Completes Review Des Moines—Over the past week, to ensure the accuracy of our results the Iowa Democratic Party worked with the Sanders campaign, the Clinton campaign and local … Continue reading →

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Why We Should Say Yes To DC Statehood

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Trish Nelson

And now for a refreshing change of topic!  

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Iowa Democrats Should Be Proud Today

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Statement from IDP Chair on Tonight’s Historically Close Caucus Results More Than 170,000 Iowa Democrats Come Out to Support Our Outstanding, Pro-Middle Class Candidates DES MOINES—IDP Chair Dr. Andy McGuire released the following statement on tonight’s 2016 Iowa Democratic Precinct … Continue reading →

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Caucusing: As Easy As Voting, Just Takes Longer And Is Way More Fun

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Democrats, progressives, here is your to-do list for today: Find my caucus location. Go to my caucus. That is all.  Go to your caucus. Your caucus is in your neighborhood so weather should not deter you. You may register to … Continue reading →

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Caucusing Made Easy

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Dave Bradley

While this is a video from the Sanders campaign the mechanics of caucusing are standard and well illustrated here. Please pay close attention to your caucus leader. He or she only does this once every 4 years. While we (yes, … Continue reading →

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Democratic Candidate Supporters Unite Against GOP

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Trish Nelson

DES MOINES—Before the Republican presidential candidates take the debate stage Thursday night for another display of failed policies and school-yard name calling, IDP Chair Dr. Andy McGuire and supporters from the campaigns of Hillary Clinton, Martin O’Malley and Bernie Sanders … Continue reading →

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The Caucus Is Nigh

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Dave Bradley

Nine days from now Iowa will be the center of the American political universe. Ten days from now few will be able to pick Iowa out on a map, except maybe college basketball fans. Such is the attention span of … Continue reading →

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Rob Hogg Is Serious About Defeating Grassley

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Trish Nelson

From the Rob Hogg for U.S. Senate campaign – Rob Hogg Reports Over $120,000 Raised in First Six Months for U.S. Senate Race CEDAR RAPIDS – Rob Hogg, a state senator from Cedar Rapids and a Democratic candidate for the … Continue reading →

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