2016
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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…
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New Poll Has Clinton Crushing Trump In Iowa, Grassley Up 1% (With Caveats)
A new Loras Poll released on Thursday showed Hillary Clinton easily defeating Donald Trump in Iowa by over 14 points, 48.2% to 33.8% in a two-way matchup. And it has now become the third recent poll that shows Patty Judge within striking distance of Chuck Grassley. Loras puts the race at a surprisingly close 45.8%…
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Iowa Supreme Court Delivers Voting Rights Setback
The Iowa Supreme Court delivered a major blow this morning to the efforts to extend voting rights to people convicted of felonies. In a 4-3 decision, the court upheld an appeals court decision that all felonies fall under the “infamous crimes” definition, thus preventing them from having their voting rights restored without a special restoration from…
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What Other Judges Can And Can’t Grassley Ignore?
Patty Judge has framed herself in this year’s Iowa Senate race as “the Judge Grassley can’t ignore,” referring to Senator Chuck Grassley’s refusal to hold hearings for Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland. So far she’s been right – Grassley’s reelection numbers are looking rather weak for a 6-term incumbent. He was under 50% in a…
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Remember, Iowa: Here’s What Donald Trump Thinks Of Wind Energy
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump took some time this past week to visit the all-important swing state of Scotland, during a visit to the opening of one of his luxury golf courses outside Aberdeen. Trump praised his son for his management of the property, took reporters on tours and used the occasion to praise the Brexit vote.…
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Failed Candidate Tom Fiegen Calls On Defeating ALL Democrats
Former U.S. Senate candidate Tom Fiegen has not taken his blowout defeat in this month’s primary very well. After receiving a mere 6.8% of the vote in a four-way primary (a regression from his 9.4% total in the 2010 Senate primary), Fiegen refused to congratulate or endorse his opponents. A few weeks later, he officially left…
