Category Archives: 2016 Election Campaign

What Is The Ted Cruz Campaign Strategy: Second Reagan Revolution..or Second Coming Of Christ?

Why are we worried about Trump when we’ve got Ted Cruz?  And for that matter, why are we worrying about Hillary and Bernie’s campaign staff foibles?  We have way bigger problems. Here are some scary or fun (depending on whether … Continue reading

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McConnell: We Will Do Nothing Next Year

Grassley Expected To Do Nothing Next Year Either From Dailykos: “Don’t expect much from Congress in 2016. Don’t take it from me. Take it from the Republicans who control what Congress does: Don’t expect much. They have their reasons: Senate … Continue reading

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Republicans Stand For What?

Let’s just cut to the chase – Iowans are now slightly over a month from their respective party caucuses. If I were a Republican looking at the prospect of going out on a cold winter’s night to vote for one … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas Progressives, Nation Is Turning Left

The nation may be moving to the left, but we need more people to vote because the money and the rules currently favor the right.   How did this happen?  See the entire must-read article at Nationofchange.org. by Dave Johnson It … Continue reading

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GUI Exposes Corporate Control Of Our Political System

Governing Under the Influence is a a Project of American Friends Service Committee 4211 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50312 http://gui.afsc.org/ It’s been an exciting month of December for us with AFSC’s Governing Under the Influence project to expose corporate … Continue reading

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Howard Dean Stumps For Hillary In Iowa City

It was like a Dean campaign reunion. Governor Dean even said it was the first time in his travels that actually made him think nostalgically about the Dean campaign of 2003. Last night in Iowa City Howard Dean made a … Continue reading

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It Is Time To Ditch The Iowa Caucuses

When our family lived in Indiana, the 1988 Democratic nominee for president was mostly decided when our May 3 primary arrived. Michael Dukakis had been dominating previous primary contests and was expected to get the nod for president. He did. … Continue reading

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My Last And Only Trump Blog

Watching Trump on the Stump last Saturday at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport, was a bit, shall I say, boring? I attended the event intending to get video footage of Trump or his supporters and was expecting to be … Continue reading

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Perfecting The Propaganda State Through Dollarocracy

“America has two problems. Money and media.”  – Randi Rhodes Here’s a note from Bob McChesney To the wealthy, campaign contributions are not civic donations, they are investments. As a consequence, the USA now has a level of corruption closer … Continue reading

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Bernie Sanders Schools The Media Again

Bernie should not be the only candidate confronting the corporate media. After asking reporters to stay on topic, someone shouted a question about ISIS. Watch Bernie’s response.  

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