Category Archives: 2024 election

Climate Crisis And The MAGA Debate

Posted on August 26, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Got this great email from Robert Reich (I hope he needs no introduction here) in my inbox Thursday. I will use it to piggy back on my previous story of how a few votes and a suddenly omni-potent SCOTUS is … Continue reading →

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One More Time: Why Voting Matters

Posted on August 26, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Back in early 2016 Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died. When a Supreme Court Justice dies, the constitution says that the president shall appoint a replacement ‘with the advice and consent of the Senate.’ For most of us we would … Continue reading →

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History Of A Wing Nut

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Paul Deaton

Can Democrat Christina Bohannan beat Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks during the second contest between them in 2024? One can only hope… and do everything possible to see that she does. Going into her sixth campaign for the Congress, Miller-Meeks has become … Continue reading →

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The Trouble With Political Door Knocking

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Paul Deaton

The numbers vary among different legislators and political activists, yet somewhere between 65,000 and 90,000 registered Iowa Democrats did not vote in 2022. It seems like an easy problem to solve. Reach out to those voters, the ones that still … Continue reading →

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Bohannan Versus The MAGA Machine

Posted on August 19, 2023 by Dave Bradley

1 minute: Christina Bohannan is back in the race once again against Marionette Miller-Meeks. Bohannan will bring her background of achievement from a lowly background to the fight again. Unlike her opponent, Bohannan remembers where she came from and will … Continue reading →

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No Off-Years

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Paul Deaton

The Johnson County Democrats created a political campaign called “No Off-Years.” In a recent email, State Senator Zach Wahls explained: I’m reaching out to invite you to join our “No Off-Years” campaign – a movement that goes beyond the elections … Continue reading →

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School Starts Next Week, But It Will Be Different

Posted on August 13, 2023 by Dave Bradley

This video is a bit dated, but still relevant: (6:38) Kim Reynolds is wasting a good chunk of your money sending Iowa troops to the Texas-Mexico border to support Greg Abbott’s murderous razor wire in the Rio Grande. After the … Continue reading →

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Bohannan To Run For Congress Again

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Paul Deaton

One of the worst kept secrets in Iowa’s First Congressional District is that Christina Bohannan intends to run against Mariannette Miller-Meeks again in the 2024 general election. All Spring and Summer I’ve been pointing out at in-person political meetings there … Continue reading →

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Republicans Big Issue in ’24?

Posted on July 29, 2023 by Dave Bradley

Looks like Biden is removing the economy as an issue in ’24 (3 minutes) We are all seeing next year’s campaign for president starting to play out in the media already. MAGA are throwing all sorts of innuendo, misleads and … Continue reading →

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Iowa Moves To The Early 20th Century

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Dave Bradley

(11 minutes) Iowa took the national spotlight Tuesday. Getting the national spotlight these days usually involve doing something truly outrageous. Frequently these days the national spotlight belongs to Donald Trump’s insane statements or statements from Republicans taking us down to … Continue reading →

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