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College Dems: Irresponsible Voter ID Bill Bad for Iowa Students
by Sam Roecker January 31, 2012Voter ID bill to be officially introduced this week DES MOINES – College and Young Democrats of Iowa President Austin Frerick released the following statement today, as Secretary of State Matt Schultz’s irresponsible voter ID bill is expected to be officially introduced in the Legislature this week: “Restrictive voter ID... -
Branstad tries to build support for voter ID, alleges non-existent voter fraud
by Sam Roecker January 30, 2012Governor teams up with Secretary Schultz on voter ID law DES MOINES – Announcing his support for Secretary of State Matt Schultz’s voter ID bill today, Governor Branstad tried to build the case for such a law by alleging that voter fraud has happened in the state, while failing to... -
Chairwoman Dvorsky thanks Branstad for continuing to support anti-bullying conference
by Sam Roecker January 30, 2012DES MOINES – The chairwoman of the Iowa Democratic Party today thanked Governor Branstad for reaffirming his support for the Iowa Governor’s Conference on LGBTQ Youth, following reports last week that he was seeking to remove his title from the anti-bullying event: “Governor Branstad has done the right thing by... -
Latham’s Citizens United endorsement nothing to be proud of
by Sam Roecker January 26, 2012Another special interest rushes to Latham’s side DES MOINES – Tom Latham’s popularity among conservative special interest groups with shady funding sources continues to grow, as Citizens United – the namesake behind the Supreme Court case allowing unlimited amounts of undisclosed money into politics – has announced their endorsement. “Tom... -
New voter ID bill ignores cost, places unnecessary barriers to voting
by Sam Roecker January 26, 2012Voter ID’s hidden costs would pile up DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz has introduced a new voter ID bill, which would enact unnecessary barriers to voting and potentially cost taxpayers millions of dollars. “Voter fraud is not and never has been a problem in Iowa, this... -
Is Gov. Branstad distancing himself from an anti-bullying conference?
by Sam Roecker January 25, 2012Administration doesn’t deny reports that they distanced themselves from LGBTQ event DES MOINES – The Branstad administration is not denying a report that it sought to remove its title from the “Iowa Governor’s Conference on LGBTQ Youth,” leading many Iowans to question why the governor would distance himself from an... -
Democratic Leaders React to the State of the Union Address
by Sam Roecker January 24, 2012Officials across Iowa stand by President Obama’s plan DES MOINES – Democratic officials across Iowa reacted to President Obama’s State of the Union Address tonight, showing support for his plan to strengthen the middle class by creating jobs, giving our workers the tools they need, and building industries that will... -
Chairwoman Dvorsky Statement on 2012 State of the Union Address
by Sam Roecker January 24, 2012DES MOINES – Tonight, President Barack Obama delivered the 2012 State of the Union Address, outlining a blueprint to create jobs, strengthen the middle class, and create an America built to last. Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Sue Dvorsky, who attended the address, released this statement supporting President Obama’s plan: “Tonight,... -
Statement on Mitt Romney’s Tax Returns
by Sam Roecker January 24, 2012“Romney doesn’t represent the middle class” DES MOINES – Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Sue Dvorsky released the following statement following Mitt Romney’s limited and insufficient release of his tax returns: “After weeks of refusing to show his tax returns to the American people, we now have some idea of what... -
What doesn’t Mitt Romney want Iowans to see in his tax returns?
by Sam Roecker January 17, 2012Pressure mounts on Romney, NY Times questions secrecy DES MOINES – With Mitt Romney’s continued failure to release his tax returns, Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Sue Dvorsky released the following statement questioning Romney’s secrecy: “Two weeks after the Iowa caucuses, Iowans still don’t know whether Mitt Romney has financial conflicts...
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What $10k Buys
by Sue Dvorsky, IDP Chair December 12, 2011At the debate in Des Moines this Saturday, we saw yet another blatant example of just how out of touch Mitt Romney and the rest of the GOP field are with middle class Iowans. In an exchange about flip-flopping on his own Massachusetts health care plan, Romney bet $10,000 he... -
#What10kBuys
by Gregory Hauenstein December 12, 2011At the debate in Des Moines this Saturday, we saw yet another blatant example of just how out of touch Mitt Romney and the rest of the GOP field are with middle class Iowans. In an exchange about flip-flopping on his own Massachusetts health care plan, Romney bet $10,000 he... -
Boswell Calls On Republicans To Oppose Middle Class Tax Hike
by Sam Roecker December 1, 2011Des Moines – As Congress prepares to vote on extending and expanding the payroll tax cut, Congressman Leonard Boswell is calling on Republicans to prevent a middle class tax hike. Yesterday the Des Moines Register reported that extending and expanding the payroll tax cut will put $1.8 billion back in the... -
A Very Mitt Romney Thanksgiving
by Gregory Hauenstein November 23, 2011Mitt Romney is in Iowa today, making one last campaign stop before the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. When hearing about this we thought to ourselves, “what would a Mitt Romney Thanksgiving look like?” and got straight to work on a menu. Mitt Romney has taken multiple sides on climate change, the... -
President Obama signs into law tax credits for veterans
by Gregory Hauenstein November 21, 2011President Obama just finished signing into law both the Returning Heroes Tax Credit and the Wounded Warriors Tax Credit, two bills that are part of the greater American Jobs Act. The Returning Heroes Tax Credit is a new hiring tax credit that will provide an incentive for businesses to hire... -
Photos from the 2011 Jefferson Jackson Dinner
by Gregory Hauenstein November 21, 2011What a night! Thank you to all who attended the event and a huge thank you to the staff at Hy-Vee Hall. Enjoy the photos: -
A teaser of JJ photos
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Iowa Veterans Applaud Passage of President’s Plan To Get Returning Heroes Back To Work
by Sam Roecker November 17, 2011While President Obama is Working To Help Unemployed Veterans, Romney Wants To Privatize Veterans’ Health Care Des Moines – Yesterday the House of Representatives unanimously passed two pieces of the American Jobs Act – the Returning Heroes and Wounded Warrior Tax Credits. The bills were passed by the Senate last week.... -
1,000,000+ Conversations – Start yours today!
by Gregory Hauenstein November 16, 2011That’s a lot doors and phones! We just got this update from OFA campaign director Jim Messina. Watch this short video, then head to call.barackobama.com and make some connections of your own! -
Congressman Boswell defends veterans against Mitt Romney
by Gregory Hauenstein November 16, 2011Good morning, Iowa! There’s a great piece in today’s Des Moines Register from Congressman Leonard Boswell. He takes on Mitt Romney’s plan to privatize heath care for veterans, saying Romney, “hasn’t done his homework or he’s putting politics ahead of the best interest of our nation’s veterans.” Mitt Romney? Putting...