Category Archives: 2018 Election Campaign

Next Sunday: Progress Iowa’s Annual Corn Feed!

Posted on September 9, 2018 by Dave Bradley
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Rob Sand Is The Watchdog Iowa Needs

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Paul Deaton

It’s time to wake up the watchdog by electing Rob Sand as state auditor. State auditor is a low glamor elected office responsible to audit the books, records and accounts of every department of state government annually. Iowans should want … Continue reading →

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Tim Gannon on Iowa Press

Posted on September 1, 2018 by Paul Deaton

A message from the Tim Gannon for Agriculture campaign: Were you able to watch the first Secretary of Agriculture debate on Iowa Press last weekend? If not, check it out by clicking below. The entire time, Tim’s opponent twisted himself … Continue reading →

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Hard Road To Winning

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Paul Deaton

My first election campaign spoiled me. I stopped at the Democratic headquarters in Davenport, Iowa in 1964, after paying the bill for my newspaper route, to stuff envelopes during Lyndon Johnson’s re-election campaign. Other campaign workers gave me a campaign … Continue reading →

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The Clean Power Plan Is Not Killing Coal

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Paul Deaton

We’ve known the 45th president seeks to eliminate regulations on the fossil fuel industry so it’s no surprise he announced his intention to modify the Clean Power Plan developed by President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency. The plan was announced by … Continue reading →

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Iowa’s Medicaid MCOs Get Another Big Raise

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Dave Bradley

  The Medicaid mess that Terry Branstad created and then walked away from just got much, much worse for the end user in Iowa Friday. That end user is of course the 680,000 Iowans who rely on Medicaid for their … Continue reading →

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New Ads For Candidates Axne And Finkenauer

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Cindy Axne first: Donation page for Cindy Axne is here. Abby Finkenauer: Donation page For Abby Finkenauer is here. Both of these races look to be tight but winnable.  In the first district Progress Iowa’s Matt Sinovic notes that Republican … Continue reading →

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Robb Hogg Weekend Events

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Help State Legislative Candidates Events This Weekend With Christian Andrews, Marie Gleason, Dave Dawson, Vicky Brenner, Tracy Freese and Brenda Brink Plus the complete list of Democratic candidates seeking to flip seats or hold open seats  Dear Friends: I have … Continue reading →

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Jeff Sessions Is Overworked

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Paul Deaton

Poor Jeff Sessions seemed overworked at an event in Des Moines last week. Sessions is the 84th Attorney General of the United States and apparently a snowflake. In a room full of judges and lawyers Sessions assailed the judicial branch … Continue reading →

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King On The “15 Worst For Women” List; Scholten Contrasts With His Team

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Dave Bradley

Why does Iowa spend millions of tax dollars, huge amounts of time and the talent of some talented and artistic people in order to present a picture to the rest of the country that Iowa is indeed a welcoming and … Continue reading →

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