July 2016
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Gotta Catch The Voters: NextGen Chats Climate At PokeStops
“Have you caught anything good?” It’s an easy conversation starter with any stranger out on the street that’s looking down at his or her phone this week. So it should be no surprise that political campaigns and issue groups are quickly taking advantage of the Pokemon Go phenomenon. At parks, college campuses and downtown districts,…
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Democrats Could Learn From Sanders’ Negotiating Skills
Finally, it has happened. Bernie Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton for president this morning in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. “Hillary Clinton understands that we must fix an economy in America that is rigged and that sends almost all new wealth and income to the top one percent,” Sanders said in the middle of his endorsement speech. “Hillary…
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Is That… Yep, Steve King Has A Confederate Flag On His Desk
Iowa Republican Congressman Steve King appeared on a story on Sioux City’s KCAU TV this Friday, talking about the bill he introduced named “Sarah’s Law.” King explains how his law would change ICE deportation policies in honor of Sarah Root, a young woman killed by an undocumented immigrant while at… Wait, wait a second… What’s that on…
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Grassley Bogs Down Entire Judiciary, Not Just Supreme Court
For those who have been watching Senator Chuck Grassley’s tenure as the new chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, his Supreme Court blockade wasn’t a big surprise. It was merely the culmination of a clear trend of obstruction of President Barack Obama’s nominees to all levels of the judiciary. And now Grassley is going one…
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How Progress Really Works In America
Guest Post from Sean Bagniewski Voting for the class clown for president hasn’t been funny since middle school. Apparently our Republican friends didn’t get the memo when they voted for Donald Trump as their nominee. He promises a decree banning all Muslim immigrants from entering our country. He has announced plans to not only build a…
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Iowa Republicans: The Most Pro-Trump Party In The Country?
“We need to support Donald Trump and his choice for vice president because he will make America great again!” boomed Governor Terry Branstad at the Republican Party of Iowa’s state convention this May. “We have an opportunity once again to make America great again,” Senator Chuck Grassley said in a warm introduction of Trump in…
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Here’s The History Of Hate From Church Group Suing Iowa On Transgender Issue
The Des Moines Register reported today that two churches will sue the Iowa Civil Rights Commission over the transgender bathroom issue and their ability to speak from the pulpit about the church’s teaching on sexuality. Fort Des Moines Church of Christ filed a lawsuit yesterday contending that the government is forcing them to allow transgender people…
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Which Democrat Will Build Iowa’s Next Political Machine?
Each election cycle in Iowa, the biggest campaign battlegrounds center around swing legislative districts. In suburban Linn County, the rural northeastern counties, Cedar Falls, central Iowa around Marshalltown and Newton, along with a few pockets out west, Democrats and Republicans send extra staff, mailings and volunteers. Democrats in particular scour every apartment complex, senior…
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New Iowa Registration Numbers Post-Primary And What They Mean
The Iowa Secretary of State’s office released this morning the updated registration totals for July, which are the first to show major shifts from the June 6 primary. Overall, Republicans saw the largest registration gain, adding 10,094 voters to their rolls while Democrats had 4,823 new registrants. No Party totals dropped by 9,499. Those top-lines…
