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Tag Archives: Iowa politics
How Abortion Is A Campaign Issue
The topic of abortion exploded in our news media this week. It had a short fuse. Historian Heather Cox Richardson summarized two national news events in her April 9 Letter from an American: Yesterday, former president Trump released a video … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election campaign
Tagged 2024 election, abortion, Iowa politics, Jeff Kaufmann, Reproductive Rights
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Talk Up Joe Biden
In an interview with Missouri political activist Jess Piper, Iowa journalist Doug Burns captured this statement: “I specifically don’t talk about Biden because all he’s doing is delivering roads and that sort of thing, but they need to talk about … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 election
Tagged Doug Burns, Iowa Democrats, Iowa politics, Jess Piper, Joe Biden, politics
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Women To Read And Follow
According to the website Wordsrated, the average American adult reads five books per year. 51.6 percent of Americans don’t finish a single book in a year. Therefore, I am pretty optimistic when I say we should be reading these eight … Continue reading
Posted in Progressive Community
Tagged #amreading, Iowa Democrats, Iowa politics, Iowa progressive activism, Iowa progressive left, Iowa progressives
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Dream Big, Get To Work
Is today a once in a lifetime chance to remake the nation? I know one thing. Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin is right, Democrats need to dream big and get to work. What does that mean? Iowa Democrats cannot resign themselves to … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 election
Tagged 2024 election, Democrats 2024, Iowa Democrats, Iowa Democrats 2024, Iowa politics
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Open Border Blarney
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day to those who celebrate! It is hard to celebrate anything these days with all the Republican fear-mongering. In any case, Saint Patrick’s efforts to convert the Pagan Irish does not rank very highly in the life … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration
Tagged Border Control, Immigration, Immigration in Iowa, immigration reform, Iowa politics, Joe Biden, Kim Reynolds
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New Work Ahead – Re-elect Joe Biden
On Super Tuesday, March 5, the Iowa Democratic Party released the results of their mail-in presidential preference “caucus” that replaced first in the nation. Most news outlets did not recognize this was a thing to watch before it happened. After … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 election
Tagged 2024 election, Biden, Biden Administration, Biden for president, Election 2024, Iowa caucus results 2024, Iowa Democratic candidates 2024, Iowa Democrats, Iowa politics
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Sunday Grab Bag 2024-03-03
The machinery of our politics has so many moving parts it is hard to keep up. Important things are pushed from sight just because so much attention is paid to the distractions of Republicans. Here are some items that merit … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 election
Tagged 2024 election, internet access, Iowa politics, KOSA, LGBTQIA+, People Before Politics, S.1409
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Politics Doesn’t Change
Editor’s Note: I was cleaning up old email files and found this April 10, 2005 email from Dave Loebsack announcing to a small group he was exploring a run for the Congress. As we now know, Loebsack beat 30-year incumbent … Continue reading
Posted in Congress
Tagged dave loebsack, Iowa Democrats, Iowa politics, Rep. Dave Loebsack
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Narratives Into The 2024 Election
There are two parts to turning the country around and both run through the ballot box. The first is voting: making sure we take care of ourselves by checking our registration and then voting in person, either early or on … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 election
Tagged 2024 election, Iowa Democrats, Iowa politics, Media narratives, media reform, People Before Politics
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Legislative Goals For The Greater Good
Editor’s Note: This post was written by Mike Jacobsen who is an Iowa County Democrat. It is full of the kind of hope and common sense Democrats have in abundance. The post is published on Blog for Iowa with permission … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa Legislature 2024
Tagged Iowa Democrats, Iowa Legislature 2024, Iowa politics, politics
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