Tag Archives: Democrats

Nate Willems For Iowa Attorney General

Posted on November 24, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Nate Willems is running for Iowa Attorney General. Check out his campaign website.  Sunday he posted the following on his public Facebook page: I want to share something Iowans should know about this race. An out-of-state dark money group poured … Continue reading →

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Simon and Ken Discuss What Democrats Are Doing

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Trish Nelson

You may be surprised.

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Democrats Step Up

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Trish Nelson

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Democrats’ The Daily Blueprint

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Well, it may not be quite as much fun as Politics Girl who is indeed a national treasure, and it’s not widely known, but Democrats have a daily news program called The Daily Blueprint that’s not bad. It airs weekdays … Continue reading →

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“Engaged Citizens And Principled Leaders”

Posted on March 27, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Elissa Slotkin delivered the Democratic response to DT’s SOTU address. I didn’t watch at the time, but Simon Rosenberg of Hopium Chronicles whose political opinions I greatly respect has mentioned on several occasions what a remarkable speech it was. It’s … Continue reading →

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Two Actions You Can Take To Help Elect Democrats Now

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox an important message from Ken Martin, DNC chair – This isn’t a fundraising email. Instead, I want to take a minute to share an update on what Democrats are doing, the DNC’s role in this fight, and … Continue reading →

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Howard Dean On What Happened To Democrats’ 50-State Strategy

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Dean was a guest on Ari Melber’s show on MSNBC post-election. First Ari reviewed some Dean campaign history. Seems like only yesterday..  Howard comes on at about 8 minutes in.  I was glad to hear him say he’s working with … Continue reading →

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Will Democracy Survive?

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Trish Nelson

It’s a sign of the times when one of the most hopeful thoughts I encountered over the weekend as I scoured the internet for signs of intelligent life was this: “There are a lot of stops along the railroad track … Continue reading →

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Better Things To Do During The RNC

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Paul Deaton

This week Republicans gather in Wisconsin for their National Convention. On Monday, Iowa’s own Jeff Kaufmann nominated the convicted criminal for president. Readers may ask, “Why would I care about that?” Here are things you could do instead of engaging … Continue reading →

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Driveway Politics

Posted on March 23, 2024 by Paul Deaton

I’m supposed to be taking it easy. When I retired during the coronavirus pandemic I knew outside activities would wind down as I age. I still care about our politics, yet in a different way from before the pandemic. It … Continue reading →

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