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Tag Archives: Iowa politics
No Off-Years
The Johnson County Democrats created a political campaign called “No Off-Years.” In a recent email, State Senator Zach Wahls explained: I’m reaching out to invite you to join our “No Off-Years” campaign – a movement that goes beyond the elections … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 election
Tagged 2024 election, Iowa Democrats, Iowa politics
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Take Your Medicine, Watch Iowa Press
In an email exchange with a friend, I asked whether they would attend the Iowa State Fair on Saturday when the two Democratic candidates other than Joe Biden were scheduled to appear at the Des Moines Register Soapbox. They said … Continue reading
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Tagged Iowa politics, Iowa Press, state fair
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Bohannan To Run For Congress Again
One of the worst kept secrets in Iowa’s First Congressional District is that Christina Bohannan intends to run against Mariannette Miller-Meeks again in the 2024 general election. All Spring and Summer I’ve been pointing out at in-person political meetings there … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 election
Tagged Christina Bohannan for Congress, Christina Bohannan IA-01, First Congressional District, Iowa politics
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How Do Iowa Democrats Proceed?
In 2006 I drove from work in Cedar Rapids to the Democratic campaign office in Iowa City once a week to make phone calls for Dave Loebsack. Staffer Tyler Wilson had a stack of papers with the names of people … Continue reading
Book Review: The Hidden History of American Democracy by Thom Hartmann
Is democracy the default state of humanity? In The Hidden History of American Democracy: Rediscovering Humanity’s Ancient Way of Living, author Thom Hartmann presents the case that democracy is our default state, overcome only by the intrusion of dictators, popes, … Continue reading
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Holiday Politics
What went wrong for Democrats in the 2022 midterm election? A lot. How do we fix it? The first reaction, and I believe the wrong one, is to throw the bums out. I like Ross Wilburn, Iowa Democratic Party chairman … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election campaign
Tagged 2022 Election campaign, Democrats 2022, Iowa Democrats, Iowa politics
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Politics At Summer’s End
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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Tagged #IA01, 2022 Election campaign, Christina Bohannan for Congress, Iowa Democrats 2022, Iowa politics, Mariannette Miller-Meeks
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Supporting Access To Abortion After Dobbs
In the Des Moines Register Iowa Poll released on Sunday, “A majority of Iowans – 60% – say abortion should be legal in most or all cases, at a time when the state’s Republican lawmakers have new freedom to restrict … Continue reading
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Tagged #iapolitics, abortion, Dobbs v. Jackson, Iowa Democrats, Iowa politics, Roe v. Wade, SCOTUS overturning Roe v. Wade
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Feature Friday: Progressive Action For The Common Good
One of the most active progressive groups one never hears about outside their Quad-Cities base is Progressive Action for the Common Good. “As progressives, we empower people to take action for positive change and social justice by coordinating a network … Continue reading
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A Vast Right-Wing Shadow Network
Al Franken interviewed Anne Nelson, author of the 2019 book, Shadow Network: Media, Money and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right. If you read Jane Mayer, author of Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise … Continue reading
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