tr?id=&ev=PageView&noscript=

Democrats Call Out Reynolds Double-Talk In Rebuttal Speech

Democrats Call Out Reynolds Double-Talk In Rebuttal Speech

By Nikoel Hytrek

March 1, 2022

Tuesday night, Gov. Kim Reynolds gave the Republican rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.

She mostly filled that rebuttal with national GOP talking points, which a lot of Democrats jumped on as they reacted to her speech.

Wahls is the Democratic leader for the Iowa Senate.

The speech was less focused on Iowa or what she’s done in the state, and more on attacking the Biden Administration for problems it didn’t create—like inflation—and for sending recovery money to states—which Iowa has used.

Konfrst is the Democratic leader in the Iowa House.

DeJear is running against Reynolds for governor.

Others also focused on different policies Reynolds mentioned and how she has handled them in Iowa.

The Democratic Governor’s Association also offered a response to Reynolds, with a focus on how her leadership has impacted Iowa in the years she’s been governor.

All in all, the consensus of many was that Reynolds’ speech was bland, didn’t sell Republican policy priorities, and focused too much on division.

 

Nikoel Hytrek
03/1/22

[inline-ad id=”1″]

  • Nikoel Hytrek

    Nikoel Hytrek is Iowa Starting Line’s longest-serving reporter. She covers LGBTQ issues, abortion rights and all topics of interest to Iowans. Her biggest goal is to help connect the dots between policy and people’s real lives. If you have story ideas or tips, send them over to [email protected].

CATEGORIES: Uncategorized

Support Our Cause

Thank you for taking the time to read our work. Before you go, we hope you'll consider supporting our values-driven journalism, which has always strived to make clear what's really at stake for Iowans and our future.

Since day one, our goal here at Iowa Starting Line has always been to empower people across the state with fact-based news and information. We believe that when people are armed with knowledge about what's happening in their local, state, and federal governments—including who is working on their behalf and who is actively trying to block efforts aimed at improving the daily lives of Iowan families—they will be inspired to become civically engaged.

Amie Rivers
Amie Rivers, Community Editor
Your support keeps us going
Help us continue delivering fact-based news to Iowans
Related Stories
Kalbach: Immediate action needed on corporate ag pollution

Kalbach: Immediate action needed on corporate ag pollution

Iowa agriculture has undergone substantial changes over the past 40 years. We see it all around us. Rather than crops and livestock being raised on tens of thousands of diversified family farms, Iowa has become ground-zero for concentrated industrial factory farms...

Iowa slated to ban all future basic income programs

Iowa slated to ban all future basic income programs

Sen. Bill Dotzler, 75, called the last two legislative sessions the “worst attack” on low-income and working-class Iowans he has ever seen. The Democrat from Waterloo—who has served in the legislature for over three decades—made those remarks Tuesday as the Iowa...

Share This
BLOCKED
BLOCKED