Tag Archives: Iowa politics

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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Don’t Talk Politics

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Paul Deaton

You will know the Republican effort to control our behavior has reached you when at a meeting someone says, “Can we not talk about politics?” My answer to such suppression of free will is usually “I don’t think that is … Continue reading →

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Follow A Democratic Congressperson

Posted on June 30, 2024 by Paul Deaton

How does one cope with the fact Republicans hold all four Iowa congressional seats? Figure out a connection to some other Democrat. For me, that’s Jan Schakowsky who represents Illinois’ 9th Congressional District, including Skokie, where our child lives. Her … Continue reading →

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Clearing The Field

Posted on June 22, 2024 by Paul Deaton

The metaphor Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart used at the June 15 state convention was apt. After saying Democratic candidates had a tough road ahead, she likened the work leading to the November election to clearing rocks from a … Continue reading →

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Do Iowa Democrats Need A Political Convention?

Posted on June 15, 2024 by Paul Deaton

I was selected as a delegate to the Iowa Democratic Party state convention which convenes at 10 a.m. today. There weren’t enough volunteer delegates nominated at the county convention, so I threw my hat in the ring knowing I might … Continue reading →

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To EV Or Not To EV

Posted on May 16, 2024 by Paul Deaton

Moving the automotive economy toward electric vehicles is a good thing for multiple reasons. An important benefit is to decrease reliance on burning stuff in an internal combustion engine. In the late 19th Century, Rudolph Diesel invented an engine that … Continue reading →

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How Abortion Is A Campaign Issue

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Paul Deaton

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 →

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Talk Up Joe Biden

Posted on April 6, 2024 by Paul Deaton

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 →

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Women To Read And Follow

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Paul Deaton

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 →

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Dream Big, Get To Work

Posted on March 30, 2024 by Paul Deaton

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 →

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