2019
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Sanders Earns New Iowa Union Endorsement
The 1,800-member UFCW Local 230 of Ottumwa has endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders. UFCW Local 230 political director Frank Flanders announced the endorsement during an event in Iowa City on Tuesday evening. “UFCW 230 is taking leadership on behalf of all working Iowans in endorsing Senator Bernie Sanders for President of the United States because we…
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Rita Hart Ready To ‘Lean In’ And Listen To Iowans In 2nd District Race
Rita Hart stood before a captive audience Tuesday night in Lee County to deliver one of her first stump speeches since announcing her candidacy in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District. Hart said in May she would run to replace outing Democratic Rep. Dave Loebsack in a district spanning 24 counties in southeast and eastern Iowa. At…
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Beto O’Rourke Explains His Supreme Court Term Limits Plan
As the Supreme Court weighs in on key issues like gerrymandering and the U.S. Census, Democratic presidential candidates have been rolling out court reform ideas while on the campaign trail. Former Beto O’Rourke recently announced his idea for limiting the amount of time justices serve on the Supreme Court. Currently, justices have lifetime appointments, but…
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Jay Inslee: Democrats Need To End Filibuster To Make Progress
Democrats have been increasingly concerned about the Supreme Court ever since Justice Antonin Scalia died in 2016 and Sen. Mitch McConnell blocked President Barack Obama’s nominee to the high court. It’s not a problem that will be solved simply by a Democrat winning the White House, either. Washington State Governor Jay Inslee suggested two paths…
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New Iowa Poll: Warren Leads, Harris And Biden Close Behind, Sanders Falls To 4th
We have a shakeup in Iowa. Elizabeth Warren leads the pack in the Iowa Caucus, according to a new poll out this morning from David Binder Research, currently earning the support of 20% of likely Democratic caucus-goers. Kamala Harris and Joe Biden are both within the margin of error with Warren for first place, but…
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Eddie Mauro: Path To Senate Majority “Is Coming Through Iowa”
Senate candidate Eddie Mauro visited an unlikely town Tuesday afternoon as part of his promise to “meet people where they’re at” as he campaigns for the Democratic nomination. Wapello, a Southeast Iowa community in Louisa County that’s alongside the Mississippi River, typically is not a stop on the trail for Democrats running statewide. The seven…
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Iowa Democrats Focused On Ousting Trump, New Poll Says
More Iowa Democrats are worried about electing a presidential candidate who will beat Donald Trump than they are with finding a candidate who reflects their priorities, according to the Suffolk University poll released today. While the result seems like a win for the party, Steffen Schmidt, a professor of political science at Iowa State University,…
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Tim Ryan Talks Of ‘Forgotten’ America During Ethanol Plant Tour
Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan toured Golden Grain Energy in Mason City, Iowa on Tuesday. He made a point to learn more about people that work at the facility and their living and working conditions, as well as how the plant fit into the global economy. “The supply chain is what I’m interest in,” Ryan said.…
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Burlington’s Planned Parenthood Closure Brought Anger, But Also Activism
Shortly after becoming sexually active, Alexandra Rucinski got pregnant. She was 22 years old and had only been taught about abstinence because of her conservative, Mormon upbringing. “There was no conversation other than abstinence, which didn’t protect me at all,” Rucinski said. Enter Planned Parenthood in downtown Burlington, Iowa. The clinic closed in 2017 after…
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Fellow Prairie Populist Berkley Bedell Endorses Elizabeth Warren For The Iowa Caucus
Elizabeth Warren has snagged another Iowa endorsement for her progressive message, one that shares some background in the type of prairie populism that Warren is preaching on the Iowa campaign trail. Today, the Warren campaign announced that former Iowa Congressman Berkley Bedell has thrown his support behind Warren. “I am 98 years old now, and…
