Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

Iowa Democrats Make The Case For First

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Trish Nelson

I’m not a caucus naysayer. I’ve gone to caucuses most of my adult life.  I want Iowa to continue to be first in the nation. I think we do a great job. In 2020 the Trumpsters jammed the reporting phone … Continue reading →

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Mike Franken Schools Grassley on Leadership on Iowa Press

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Trish Nelson

There is no doubt Iowa needs Mike Franken to replace Chuck Grassley. On this weekend’s edition of Iowa Press Franken calmly and surely and without partisan talking points, showed viewers, in a way that the Iowa press has not, that … Continue reading →

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Will Our Democracy Survive?

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Trish Nelson

The Day Democracy Died: Listening to Washington and McLean by Nicholas Johnson published with permission George Washington warned his “Friends and Fellow-Citizens” there could be days like this in his farewell address of September 19, 1796. Political parties could become … Continue reading →

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How We Got Here

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Check out this interview with Anne Nelson, author of Shadow Network: Media, Money and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right. She explains in fascinating yet shocking detail exactly how we got here and why the right’s use of the … Continue reading →

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Wanted: Democratic Candidates in Seven Iowa Senate Districts

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Important message from Senator Rob Hogg: Help win back the Iowa Senate After the primary, here is the lineup of Iowa Senate Democratic candidates who need your support. Dear Iowans: Now that the primary is over, it is time to … Continue reading →

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Watch Juneteenth: The Movement on Iowa PBS

Posted on June 20, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.

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Sunday Funday: Juneteenth Edition

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Dave Bradley

Juneteenth explained (2:30): Today is the date that has been traditionally celebrated as the date that former slaves in the most remote parts of the South – specifically Texas – learned that they were no longer enslaved. Some refer to … Continue reading →

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Deidre DeJear Delivers On Iowa Press

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Trish Nelson

After the usual rather hostile political questions (read the full transcript here), someone finally asked a policy question. AP reporter David Pitt:  “I’m wondering what you do as Governor if the Iowa Supreme Court decides to overturn the previous ruling … Continue reading →

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Iowans For Responsible Gun Laws To Launch Thursday

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Iowans For Responsible Gun Laws to launch Thursday No matter our race, background or neighborhood, Iowans know that the majority of us favor commonsense gun safety laws. We know that the lives lost to gun violence are worthy of leaders … Continue reading →

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Bernie Goes On Fox

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Trish Nelson
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