Tag Archives: Iowa Republican trifecta

Special Election In IA SD 01 Tuesday!

Posted on August 23, 2025 by Dave Bradley

Democratic victory could break the MAGA supermajority in the Iowa Senate: Here is a spot from Democratic Candidate Catelin Drey: (30 seconds): It would be easy to accidentally forget to vote in this special election. Having an election as the … Continue reading →

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Office of the Governor Weekend News Dump

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Blog for Iowa would like to take a moment to wish a happy Earth Day to our loyal readers! Paul Deaton posted over the weekend about how we’re doing meeting our goals to save the planet. Paul has excellent credentials … Continue reading →

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How To Help Democrats Stop The Kim Reynolds Agenda

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Trish Nelson

We can all help Iowa House Democrats push back against the Kim Reynolds agenda and Iowa’s dangerous, extremist MAGA R Trifecta.  Leader Konfrst said on this live the fact of the matter is there is not enough money to fund … Continue reading →

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Iowa Press With Amy Sinclair January v May 2023

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Trish Nelson

I thought it would be worthwhile to post and comment a bit on the May 26, 2023 episode of Iowa Press with Senate President Amy Sinclair (R – Allerton). It’s valuable to see in hindsight how Republicans were selling the … Continue reading →

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Jennifer Konfrst Goes On Offense On Iowa Press

Posted on May 22, 2023 by Trish Nelson

I would say House Democratic Leader Jennifer Konfrst killed it on this weekend’s edition of Iowa Press. I hope that those of you who have said you no longer watch the show because it is worthless or too frustrating, will … Continue reading →

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Senator Zach Wahls On Iowa Press

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Trish Nelson

“One of the things that stood out to us was essentially a consolidation of power within the new attorney general’s office that would allow the attorney general to overrule local county.. attorneys and insert herself directly into those cases.”  This … Continue reading →

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What Is The Iowa GOP Long Game For Our Public Schools?

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Trish Nelson

If Iowa’s public schools are so bad, what is the Republican Trifecta in Des Moines doing to improve them? If more Iowans knew what Republicans are really up to, they would not agree with their big plans. After Iowa Republicans … Continue reading →

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Straight Talk From J.D. Scholten

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Trish Nelson

We need more common sense reps. like J.D. Scholten in the Iowa legislature – Check out J.D. on Twitter and  scholtenforiowa.com/ or click on the link below to donate. “I’m J.D. Scholten. I was born in Iowa and raised in … Continue reading →

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Vote Lonny Pulkrabek To End The GOP Trifecta In Des Moines

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Trish Nelson

HD 73 includes Solon, West Branch, Rochester, Iowa City, Wilton, Durant, Lowden, Bennett, Clarence, Stanwood, Mechanicsville. Fair redistricting will likely go away if Republicans win the House in 2021. The incumbent in this district, Bobby Kaufmann, son of Iowa GOP … Continue reading →

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How To Break Up The Republican Trifecta In Des Moines

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Trish Nelson

Important action alert from Senator Rob Hogg:  We need at least eight of the Senate candidates or four of the House candidates to win to break up the Republican trifecta in Des Moines. Find one or more of these candidates … Continue reading →

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