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Category Archives: politics
Letting The Courts Decide
On Friday, April 15, the Iowa Supreme Court overturned a lower court decision to remove U.S. Senate Candidate Abby Finkenauer from the June 7 Democratic primary ballot. The court was concerned with three signatures on Finkenauer’s nominating papers. There is … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election campaign, politics
Tagged #iasen, 2022 Election campaign, Abby Finkenauer, Elections, Iowa Democratic politics
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DeJear, Bohannan, U.S. Senate Candidates in Amana on April 24
On Sunday, April 24, beginning at 1 p.m., the Iowa County Democrats will host a number of Democratic candidates in a unique and fun type of fundraiser. Instead of candidates giving a speech in front of the entire audience, the … Continue reading
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Tagged #iapolitics, 2022 Election campaign, Abby Finkenauer, Deidre DeJear, Elle Wyant, Glenn Hurst, Iowa Democrats, Kevin Kinney, Michael Franken
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Democrat Elle Wyant is Running for Iowa House District 91
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2/12/22 Elle Wyant Elle for Iowa elleforiowa@gmail.com ELLE FOR IOWA. ALL IOWANS. Marengo, IA — LGBTQ+ activist Elle Wyant announced her campaign for the Iowa House of Representatives today in House District 91, representing both Iowa County … Continue reading
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Miller-Meeks: Divisive Blabbermouth
Mariannette Miller-Meeks ran a successful fourth campaign for congress and now represents Iowa’s Second Congressional District. People argue with that statement, saying they stopped counting the votes, yet it is accurate. Her first three campaigns (2008, 2010 and 2014) were … Continue reading
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Tagged #IA02, #iapolitics, Jim Leach, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Miller-Meeks, politics, Rep. Dave Loebsack, republican values
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Summer Community Parades Are Back Despite Pandemic
Most people along the parade route reacted positively to the Johnson County Democrats entry in the Solon Beef Days Parade on July 17. All over the state, parades have re-emerged as a social activity after missing last summer because of … Continue reading
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Tagged community, community action, coronavirus pandemic, Covid-19, Covid-19 Vaccines, Iowa politics, parades, politics, Vaccine hesitancy
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Conversations With Deidre DeJear
On Monday, July 12, Deidre DeJear of Des Moines announced a series of “Conversation Tour Events” as she explores a run for Iowa governor in 2022. The following is from DeJear’s campaign website: As a small business owner and entrepreneur, … Continue reading
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Coming in September: Iowa Redistricting
Like most Iowa political activists, I’ve been looking forward to new political districts to be created during the decennial, non-partisan redistricting process. Republican legislators repeatedly asserted they wouldn’t change the law and didn’t. While door-knocking in Wilton during the first … Continue reading
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Tagged Deidre DeJear, Iowa politics, Iowa redistricting, redistricting
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What Else Are Iowa Democrats Doing?
Associated Press ran a story on June 1, dateline Keokuk, Iowa, “Past the point of no return?” Iowa Dems hopes fading. It was a bit of a downer based on interviews with prominent Eastern Iowa Democrats bemoaning changes in the … Continue reading
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Tagged #IA02, 2020 election campaign, 2022 Election campaign, Iowa politics
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Book Review: Our Time Is Now
If one needs a palate cleansing after the bitter taste of the Trump years, Stacey Abrams’ Our Time is Now is just the book to read. I didn’t know what to expect going in. I knew of her close Georgia … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 election campaign, book review, politics, Stacey Abrams, US Census, voter suppression
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Institute A Face Covering Mandate
Institute a face covering mandate A guest post by Janice Weiner As a city council member, I took an oath to uphold and defend the U.S. Constitution and the Constitution of the State of Iowa. The Iowa Constitution’s Bill of … Continue reading
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Tagged #wearamask, coronavirus pandemic, Covid-19, Home Rule, Iowa city council, masks
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