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Category Archives: Iowa Caucuses
5 Take-Aways From The Wing Ding
Clear Lake, where the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding was held Friday, was an impossible venue for most Iowa working people. Over 160 miles away in my case, driving there after work was not an option. To make up for the … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Iowa Caucuses
Tagged 2016 Iowa Caucuses, Iowa Caucus, politics
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In Andrew Jackson's Name
It is fitting the Iowa Democratic Party plunge into navel gazing in the wake of the June 17 shootings at the Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. by renaming, or considering whether to rename, its annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner. … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Iowa Caucuses
Tagged Iowa Democratic Party, Iowa politics
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Lincoln Chafee In A Small Field
That Lincoln Chafee’s presidential campaign gets noticed is largely attributable to the small field of five announced Democratic contenders. Just by the fact of inclusive blogger to-do lists, Chafee gets an article mention here and there… not unlike this one. … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Iowa Caucuses
Tagged #iacaucus, #iapolitics, 2016 Iowa Caucuses, Lincoln Chafee
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On Jim Webb For President
Jim Webb announced his campaign for president via email to supporters July 2, cross posted it on his web site and social media, then spent the Independence Day holiday weekend with family in his home state of Virginia. When the … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Iowa Caucuses, Jim Webb
Tagged #iacaucus, #iapolitics, Jim Webb
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O'Malley Re-enters The Battle
One has to credit former governor Martin O’Malley—he listened. After a lackluster and downright dull answer to a question about reducing greenhouse gas emissions at a house party in Mount Vernon last month, he now has a clearly defined plan … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Iowa Caucuses
Tagged Martin O'Malley, OMalley2016 #iacaucus #iapolitics
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Thom Hartmann Warns Progressives
http://www.thomhartmann.com/ Watch this Thom Hartmann video. Host of America’s #1 progressive radio show, Thom is a lefty progressive who agrees with Bernie Sanders more than he agrees with Hillary Clinton, but has something to say that progressives should probably heed. … Continue reading
Enraptured In Fandom
We’ve seen it so many times before progressives should be used to it. The folks at Run Warren Run, financed partly by MoveOn.org, threw in the towel and are “suspending operations,” according to the MoveOn.org website. Hard to run a … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa Caucuses
Tagged 2016 Iowa Caucuses, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, politics
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Webb, O'Malley Speeches Kick Off Iowa Caucus Season
Former U.S. Senator from Virginia Jim Webb and former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley kicked off the run up to the Iowa Caucuses on Friday at the Polk County Democrats Spring Awards Dinner in Des Moines. Polk is a Democratic county … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election Campaign, Iowa Caucuses
Tagged 2016 Iowa Caucuses, Hillary Clinton, Iowa politics, Jim Webb, Martin O'Malley, Polk County Democrats
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Why It Is Smart To Attend A Caucus
According to Plato: Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will … Continue reading
Opening Day: Peace + Justice = Love
Today is the opening day of the 2014 Iowa legislative session. By most reports, our electeds on both sides of the aisle are already planning to be “efficient,” that is, cut out early or on time in order to hit … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa Caucuses, Iowa Legislature
Tagged Ako Abdul-Samad, Iowa caucuses 2014, Iowa legislature 2014
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