Category Archives: 2020 election campaign

Get Thee To A Forum!

Posted on March 30, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Here is a sample of a forum from Muscatine earlier this year (45 minutes) Just forums to remind you about this week. The legislature is gliding toward a finish. Republicans are dead set on doing what they can to turn … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Iowa legislature 2019 | Tagged | Comments Off on Get Thee To A Forum!

Unions Must Strengthen To Restore America’s Middle Class

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Dave Bradley

There is little that is more illustrative of what has caused the fall of America’s middle class than the graphs that show the fall in union membership alongside a graph that shows the fall in worker’s pay. It is an … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, union busting | Tagged | Comments Off on Unions Must Strengthen To Restore America’s Middle Class

Ernst’s Laughable “Make “Em Squeal” Award

Posted on March 3, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Got another one of Ernst’s monthly comedy attempts known as her “Make ‘Em Squeal Award.”  Once again Ernst (or more likely some advisor) makes fun of some project that they claim is wasting taxpayers money in a major way while … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Joni Ernst | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Ernst’s Laughable “Make “Em Squeal” Award

The Gold Standard: The Medicare For All Act Of 2019

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Got to thank Iowa Citizens for Community Involvement (ICCI) for this bit of good news I found in my inbox Wednesday evening: I’m excited to be in Washington D.C. today celebrating Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s announcement of The Medicare for All … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, ICCI | Tagged , | Comments Off on The Gold Standard: The Medicare For All Act Of 2019

Perhaps The Oddest Moment Of The Week

Posted on February 16, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Grassley praying that the president would do what any sane person would do and what he (the president) had promised he would do. This little snippet says a lot.  The very first thing it says is that Grassley – and … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Charles Grassley, Joni Ernst | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Let’s Talk About Saving Some Serious Money, Joni!

Posted on February 3, 2019 by Dave Bradley

And Quit Trying To Divert Our Attention From The Real Issues If you haven’t read Trish Nelson’s take down of Joni Ernst’s latest attempt to distract Iowans with her little schtick called “Make ‘Em Squeal” it is definitely worth the … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Joni Ernst | Tagged , | Comments Off on Let’s Talk About Saving Some Serious Money, Joni!

A Good Day To Talk About Climate Change

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Almost as if he was taking orders from someone, the current president took the occasion of a polar vortex and record cold temps in the midwest to once more display his stupidity on climate change: Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Climate Change | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Let’s make this the Health Care Congress

Posted on January 26, 2019 by Dave Bradley

Coming out of the 2018 midterm elections in which health care was the top issue on voters’ minds, Protect Our Care is releasing a report this week on our blueprint for action in this next Congress. Voters elected a “Health Care … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Medicare for all | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Let’s make this the Health Care Congress

Why Condemn King Now?

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Dave Bradley

A 3 minute videos from just before the midterm election. At that time King was a campaign co-chair for Kim Reynolds. Reynolds refused to disavow King at that time. She won with votes from King’s district. Political opportunism, anyone? We … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Charles Grassley, Joni Ernst, Kim Reynolds, Republican hypocrisy, Steve King | Tagged | Comments Off on Why Condemn King Now?

IDP Email, Part 2: Defeat Joni Ernst Fund

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Dave Bradley

I hope the email from IDP is not supposed to be secret because I am really happy to spread what I believe is a brilliant idea: let’s start now and build up a fund for whatever Democrat comes out of … Continue reading →

Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Joni Ernst, Koch Brothers | Tagged , , | Comments Off on IDP Email, Part 2: Defeat Joni Ernst Fund