Tag Archives: #IA01

Fighting Fire With Fire: Democrats Are Coming For IA-01

Posted on November 28, 2025 by Trish Nelson

This is a public post I ran across on the Facebook page of Democratic state legislator Elinor Levin of Iowa City. Open Road Action If you look at a red/blue map of Iowa, it’s easy to assume the story is … Continue reading →

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Urgent Action Alert: IA-01 Call Miller-Meeks Today

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Indivisible – This week, behind closed doors in Washington DC, House Republicans are meeting in private to decide how many millions of Americans they’ll kick off Medicaid — all to fund tax cuts that make billionaires even … Continue reading →

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Dear Iowa Press No Follow-Ups = No Democracy

Posted on April 14, 2025 by Trish Nelson

In today’s post I am not trying to pick on the Daily Iowan in particular. They are an award winning college newspaper. They frequently do a good job, sometimes better than other publications. But an interview with Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks … Continue reading →

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Normalization Of The Crazy

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Paul Deaton

Public polling before the primary showed Democrat Christina Bohannan with an edge over Mariannette Miller-Meeks, within the margin of error. In her first match up with the Iowa City Democrat, Miller-Meeks won easily, 162,947 to 142,173. Erosion of her margin … Continue reading →

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Miller-Meeks Tries To Steal Credit Plus Sinclair Broadcasting Strikes Again

Posted on June 12, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Republicans are trying to take credit for the Biden administration’s popular infrastructure projects, including Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Reported by Politico, Heather Cox Richardson also mentioned MMM in her newsletter. “Meanwhile, the measures Democrats advocate are so popular that Republican legislators are … Continue reading →

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Democrat Sarah Corkery Enters IA-01 Congressional Race

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Sarah Corkery has a powerful story and an authentic style. A two-time breast cancer survivor, in her opening salvo she nailed Hinson who she had a Zoom meeting with during Covid to ask her to be a co-sponsor on the … Continue reading →

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Politics At Summer’s End

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Paul Deaton

The conventional wisdom about Iowa’s First Congressional District election is incumbent Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks has the advantage over Democrat Christina Bohannan. This was borne out by polling sponsored by the Bohannan campaign. In a Change Research poll conducted June 30-July … Continue reading →

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Liz Mathis Announces For U.S. House

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Paul Deaton
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Finkenauer And Hinson Debate

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Trish Nelson

ICYMI  – Candidates U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer (D – Dubuque) and Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson (R – Marion) 

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Vote Straight Ticket Democrat. Do It Now.

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Here is a new Monica Vernon ad.  She is a Democrat running for congress in Iowa’s District 1.   Please vote for her if you live in her district, and all of the other Democrats on the ballot.  It’s not too … Continue reading →

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