October 9, 2019
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One Caucus-Goer At A Time, Harris Climbs Back In Iowa
Kamala Harris returned to Iowa this week on a mission: rejuvenate a stalled campaign. The lead-off caucus state is a natural place to stage a comeback, though her new rally playlist specifically directs you to “don’t call it a comeback” via a LL Cool J song. As Harris herself explicitly explained to the crowds in…
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Iowa Dems Blast Pence On Market Disruption, Disrespect To Farmers
Recent weeks have been full of disappointment for Midwest and Iowa farmers and ethanol producers. Amid ethanol and biofuel facility closures, farm bankruptcies and continued economic fallout from a trade war with China that seems to have no end in sight, the Trump Administration has made more empty promises, and even gone as far as…
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Booker On SCOTUS Case: LGBTQ Workers Should Be Protected
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments about whether employers are allowed to discriminate against their employees based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The trio of cases concern two gay men and a transgender woman, all of whom argue they were illegally fired. The argument hangs on how the justices choose to interpret…
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Joni Ernst Refuses To Condemn Soliciting Foreign Interference
Three times in a row yesterday, Sen. Joni Ernst dodged questions about whether it’s appropriate for a president to ask a foreign power to investigate a political rival. After a round of questions from a CNN reporter looking for a “yes” or “no” answer from Ernst, the senator walked away and talked with a few…
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Warren’s New Environmental Plan Addresses Iowa’s Poisoned Water
While nearly all 2020 Democratic presidential candidates have released climate plans, and some frame their policies in the context of social equity, Elizabeth Warren today released a separate plan specifically about environmental justice. The Massachusetts Senator directly addresses rural Iowa’s poisoned drinking water and the state’s recent flooding in her plan, which focuses on tightening…
