Category Archives: Blog for Iowa

DNC Dumps Fox News

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Trish Nelson

The Democratic National Committee has made two smart decisions recently that reflect that they are serious about winning in 2020.  One was putting Howard Dean in charge of their voter data sharing program. The other surprisingly bold decision made by … Continue reading →

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Dean: “Our Base is Women, People of Color and Young People”

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Howard Dean is no longer just the former DNC chair. He is currently in charge of the Democrat National Committee voter data program.  Smart move by the DNC. The DNC also showed some gumption by banning Fox News from hosting … Continue reading →

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Commercial Dog Breeding Bill Survives First Funnel

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Legislative update and action alert from Iowa Voters for Companion Animals: Fantastic news – the Commercial Dog Breeding Bill (HSB227) passed out of the House State Government Committee by a 20/2 vote! This means the bill survived the first funnel … Continue reading →

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Sanders Draws Crowds in Iowa, Signs Democratic Party Affirmation Document

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Seems like both the DNC and Bernie are serious about winning. USA Today – Sen. Bernie Sanders signed a pledge, required under new Democratic National Committee rules, that declared he was a Democrat and would serve as one if elected … Continue reading →

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Worldwide Strike For The Climate Next Friday

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Dave Bradley

(3 minutes) Beware the ides of March! School children around the world and in 30 states plan to stage walkouts to push Jose in power to start paying attention to climate change. Somebody wake up Ernst and Grassley. These strikes … Continue reading →

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Sunday Funday: @#*&%^!(  Time Change Edition

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Dave Bradley

(3 minutes) Just so I didn’t mislead you about the practice of changing the clock twice a year, I thought I would make the title fairly self-explanatory.  So good morning and welcome to another 8 months of “daylight” time. This … Continue reading →

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Joni Spreads The Manure Far, Wide And Deep

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Dave Bradley

this month’s “Make ’em Squeal”  Joni Ernst is really rolling out the pig manure these days. This month’s version of her running joke that shows how little she knows about what is going on “Make ‘Em Squeal” is a hoot. … Continue reading →

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Forums, Coffee With Dave Loebsack, Meet With Finkenauer And Issues

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Dave Bradley

First let me mention that Congressman Dave Loebsack will be holding open meetings over coffee at various spots across his district this morning. My apologies for not posting sooner, but my life has been quite hectic lately and the day … Continue reading →

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Joni Then Joni Now

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Trish Nelson

Please share this ad that exposes the quintessential Iowa girl as a grifter and donate to Midwest Victory PAC to defeat Joni Ernst.  

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Iowa Republicans Took Money From Donor Charged In Prostitution Ring

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Trish Nelson

http://progressiowa.org/2019/03/iowa-gop-chuck-grassley-received-thousands-of-dollars-from-donor-charged-in-prostitution-sting/ Iowa GOP & Chuck Grassley received thousands of dollars from donor charged in prostitution sting Progress Iowa calls on Jeff Kaufmann and Senator Chuck Grassley to give donations received from John Childs to fight human trafficking Des Moines, Iowa … Continue reading →

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