Category Archives: 2016 Election Campaign

Bipartisan Issues Are Being Ignored In Iowa House

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Trish Nelson

2016 Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders made a huge splash around Iowa over the weekend drawing large, enthusiastic crowds.  Martin O’Malley was also in Iowa on the campaign trail. Check out this short video by East Des Moines Democrats of O’Malley … Continue reading →

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Donald Kaul: No Difference Between Jeb And Dubya

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Trish Nelson

http://otherwords.org/ Of Course Jeb Bush Would Have Invaded Iraq The former Florida governor gets too much credit for being smarter than his brother. By Donald Kaul Jeb Bush must have set some kind of record for political flip-flopping this month. … Continue reading →

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Help DFA Counteract Republican Takeover Of State Legislatures

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Trish Nelson

democracyforamerica.com Deaniacs, here is a an important message from Howard Dean. If you’re as heavily invested in politics as I am (and I have a feeling you are), you also tend to spend a lot of time fixating on what’s … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Warren: “We Need Democrats”

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Trish Nelson

 

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Candidate Bernie Sanders’ Iowa Event Schedule May 28 – 30

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Trish Nelson

If you missed Bernie on his previous visits to Iowa, it’s not too late to take advantage of these opportunities to hear a politician tell the truth and still have a  positive message. Check back for updates. May 28 Town … Continue reading →

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Howard Dean: Hillary Should Take Bernie Sanders “Very Seriously”

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Trish Nelson

digital.vpr.net Former Gov. Howard Dean says Sen. Bernie Sanders is a strong presidential candidate. Dean, who has already endorsed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, says he told the Clinton campaign not to underestimate Sanders’ strength in the Democratic presidential … Continue reading →

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The Republican Way

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Trish Nelson

Kaul weighs in on the 2016 campaign.  Read the original article at  otherwords.org/ The Road to Ruin The race for the White House delivers either Republican presidents who favor the rich or Democrats who also favor the rich, but not … Continue reading →

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Vilsack – Grassley Tussle For Senate?

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Dave Bradley

Speculation may have been spurred last night on Iowa Press when former governor and current US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said he would not rule out putting his name on a ballot again. From the radioiowa news story: Former … Continue reading →

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Hillary Clinton Is Running For President

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Trish Nelson

We would be remiss if we did not post Hillary Clinton’s announcement video today.  It is surprisingly not bad.  

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Webb, O'Malley Speeches Kick Off Iowa Caucus Season

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Paul Deaton

Former U.S. Senator from Virginia Jim Webb and former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley kicked off the run up to the Iowa Caucuses on Friday at the Polk County Democrats Spring Awards Dinner in Des Moines. Polk is a Democratic county … Continue reading →

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